Browsing by Subject "pollution"

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    • DENR-6 to lead coastal clean-up to celebrate World Water Day 

      (The Daily Guardian, March 17, 2018, on page 16)
      This year’s World Water Day celebration focuses on the ability of nature to provide solutions to water challenges. With the theme“Nature for Water”, it campaigns for ‘The answer is in nature’ and raises awareness about ...

    • DENR-6 wages war on plastic straws 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (The Daily Guardian, November 2, 2018, on page 12-13)
      The war against beating plastic pollution is becoming widespread, awakening the consciousness of people around the world of its dangerous effects. In order to raise awareness about our plastic pollution problem, the ...

    • Destruction of habitats threatens RP fish resources 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Capiz (Daily Business Times, August 15, 1989, on page 9-11)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Aquaculture Department based in Tigbauan, Iloilo has expressed concern over the careless destruction of fish habitats which has diminished the fishery resources ...

    • Dolomite boulders harmful - fisher group 

      Antonio, Raymund F. (Tempo, September 6, 2020, on page 2)
      Dolomite contains high amount of heavy metals that contribute to pollution and acidity of Manila Bay, said a fisherfolk group that has looked into the impact of the dumping of white sand along the Manila Baywalk. The ...

    • Don't forget the Environment 

      (Panay News, July 24, 2018, on page 8)
      We would have wanted to hear the President emphasize ecological solutions to the waste and pollution problems afflicting the country in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) yesterday. It would have driven home his ...

    • Dwindling harvest: South Korean's 'sea women' struggling with warmer waters 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 20, 2021, on page B6)
      Clad in a black wet suit and pink face mask, Jin So-hee’s figure cleanly parts the green-blue water until she abruptly dives below the surface, her purple fins disappearing into the deep. When she resurfaces a minute and ...

    • Earth Day 2019: Protect our species 

      (The Manila Times, April 22, 2019, on page B4)
      Scientists point this massive decline to habitat destruction, exploitation and climate change as the driving forces for the loss of half of the world’s wild animal population. On to marine life, more than 650,000 marine ...

    • Editorial: Saving Earth 

      (The Philippine Star, April 23, 2018, on page 12)
      Across the country, many other travel destinations can use more aggressive action, although not the draconian measures being applied in Boracay, to stop pollution and protect the environment. The concept of sustainability ...

    • Employee volunteers hold underwater, seaside clean-up in Batangas 

      Romanillos, Shennah (The Manila Times, June 12, 2022, on page C3)
      Plastic pollution remains one of the biggest environmental problems in the world. The excessive accumulation of plastic has negatively impacted animals and humans alike. It has also polluted the oceans which sustains ...

    • Environment expert cites destruction of country's ecosystem 

      Arceo, Mitch (Manila Bulletin, March 12, 2010, on page 14)
      According to the UN FAO study by Dr. Kent Carpenter, the Philippines is the center of the world's marine biodiversity. Central Philippines has the highest diversity. The top 2.5 percent of species richness is found in the ...

    • ‘The environment is everything that isn’t me’ 

      Federigan, Ludwig O. (The Manila Times, October 25, 2018, on page B6)
      Movement Against Plastic Pollution is an Ilocos Norte-based youth organization that envisions a plastic pollution-free and environmental-friendly province with environmental-conscious Ilocanos by 2025. It aims to raise ...

    • Environmental advocates fight plastic pollution 

      (The Daily Guardian, September 29, 2018, on page 12-13)
      The International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) 2018 has mobilized various companies and organizations in the shared advocacy of cleanup of bodies of water while fostering awareness on the global issue of marine debris. The ...

    • Environmentalists tell Nestlé: Stop using plastics 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 13, 2019, on page A5)
      Environmental groups on Thursday demanded that global giant Nestlé end its dependence on single-use plastic, citing waste audit reports that named the multinational company as one of the top sources of plastic pollution. ...

    • EU Commission to get tough against pollution 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 1, 2018, on page B-9)
      After a meeting with the environment ministers of nine countries which face legal action because of air quality problems, including the bloc’s largest economies Germany and France, EU Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella ...

    • Experts detect 'mass death' of sea life off Russia's Kamchatka 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Panay News, October 8, 2020, on page 5)
      Pollution off the Pacific shoreline of the remote Kamchatka peninsula has caused the mass death of marine creatures, Russian scientists said Tuesday. Locals sounded the alarm in late Sept. as surfers experienced stinging ...

    • Extinction 

      Lopez, Tony (Manila Standard, May 22, 2019, on page A4-A5)
      About 93 percent of ocean fish is being harvested at above the level of sustainability or their being replaced by new stocks. In 2015, 33 percent of marine fish stocks were being harvested at unsustainable levels; 60 percent ...

    • Fight vs plastic pollution up 

      (Manila Standard, October 4, 2018, on page A6)
      The International Coastal Cleanup 2018 has mobilized various companies and organizations in the shared advocacy of cleanup of bodies of water while fostering awareness on the global issue of marine debris. The Philippines ...

    • Finally, a master plan for Manila Bay 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 28, 2018, on page 10)
      There is indeed so much going for Manila Bay. What is not generally known, however, is that Manila Bay is so highly polluted that in 2009, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision ordering 13 government agencies to ...

    • Fish kill in Guimaras linked to new oil spill 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr.; Aning, Jerome C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 23, 2014, on page A6)
      Guimaras officials and residents have reported a case of fish kill along the coast of a village contaminated by bunker fuel from a sunken vessel. Teresita Siason, coordinator of the Guimaras provincial risk reduction and ...

    • Fisheries experts meet in Geneva on marine SDG 

      (BusinessWorld, October 1, 2015, on page S1/8)
      Leading experts in sustainable fisheries met in Geneva on Sept. 29, the first meeting at this level since the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) last Friday, the UN Conference on Trade and ...