Browsing by Subject "biodiversity"

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    • Barriers to disaster 

      (The Philippine Star, August 3, 2014, on page 16)
      Filipinos were mostly unfamiliar with storm surges, until one struck the bay area of Manila in September 2011. The force of the surge, with waves as high as 20 feet, destroyed hotel fronts and Manila’s Baywalk, and submerged ...

    • The battle for marine and human sustainability 

      (Manila Standard, January 9, 2014, on page C3)
      The Coral Triangle lies deep in the volcanic Indo-Pacific region, where two great oceans merge, and is bordered in the north by the Philippines, the west by Indonesia and Malaysia and the east by the Solomon Islands. It ...

    • Bayer adopts, develops mangrove in Gensan 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 22, 2021, on page A13)
      Degraded mangrove coastal area adopted by Bayer as Rhizophora farm to help sustain biodiversity, generate livelihood and income. A degraded mangrove coastal area in Barangay Buayan, General Santos City has been adopted as ...

    • Beach fest revived as marine biodiversity effort 

      (The Manila Times, June 2, 2022, on page C2)
      Volunteer scuba divers from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and local government units in Sarangani Province lead the underwater collection of the crown of thorns (COTs), which preys on the coral ...

    • Beating plastic pollution 

      Duran, Peter Paul (Manila Standard, June 5, 2018, on page C1-C2)
      In truth, people throw away plastic waste each year that could encircle the earth four times over! What doesn’t ends up in our already brimming landfills ultimately reaches our oceans, thereby affecting more biodiversity ...

    • Beijing’s reclamation on disputed areas has destroyed coral reefs, Manila says 

      Villaruel, J. E. (BusinessWorld, April 14, 2015, on page S1/12)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday refuted China's claim that its ongoing reclamation activities on the disputed West Philippine Sea have not damaged the area's ecological environment. This handout photo ...

    • Benham R&D to be multi-agency effort 

      (The Philippine Star, May 31, 2018, on page B6)
      According to Dela Peña, the DOST had spent P39 million for the first exploration activities through its attached agencies Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development, and the ...

    • Benham Rise visits may be put in writing 

      Kabiling, Genalyn; Torregoza, Hannah (Manila Bulletin, March 17, 2017, on page 4)
      President Rodrigo Duterte is inclined to put in writing an agreement allowing China’s research ships into local waters. Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella assured that the President remains committed to protecting and ...

    • Benham Rise: Wealth under the sea 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, July 29, 2015, on page A3)
      There is wealth out there, for the taking. But diving is daunting, starting at 15 meters deep. In 2011, the Philippines acquired Benham Rise, a "massive" area east of Luzon. "We have access to resources in an area bigger ...

    • BFAR implements 3-month ban on tuna fishing in Davao Gulf 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, June 3, 2015, on page B-4)
      The government has started the implementation of a three-month closed fishing for tuna in Davao Gulf to protect the fish species at vulnerable stage in their life cycle, particularly during the spawning season. This is the ...

    • BFAR teams up with institution to explore biodiversity of Benham Rise 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, May 26, 2016, on page B-2)
      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) has teamed up with two institutions including one international organization to jointly explore the biodiversity of Benham Rise, which covers the country's newest territory. ...

    • Biodiversity assessment seen to aid Boracay sustainability 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, October 27, 2018, on page B1)
      An underwater cleanup joined by at least 50 divers was held to mark the start of the biodiversity assessment of coastal and marine areas on the island on Oct. 23. Twelve sacks of assorted trash, mostly plastic and bottles, ...

    • 'Biodiversity for food seacurity' conserves coastal, ocean resources 

      (Panay News, June 3, 2016, on page C4)
      The oceans, seas and coastal areas contain bounties of aquatic resources that feed mankind and animals.These areas are also sources of organic ingredients used in medicines that have cured deadly diseases. For thousands ...

    • Biodiversity on Wheels visit Iloilo schools 

      De los Santos, Maricyn A. (The Daily Guardian, November 23, 2016, on page B6)
      The Central Philippine University (CPU) and Haribon Foundation are bringing environmental protection and conservation advocacies to Iloilo schools through the Biodiversity on Wheels (BOW) program. Levi De los Santos, CPU ...

    • Biodiversity thriving with clean rivers 

      (Manila Standard, September 25, 2023, on page B4)
      Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh traded the ocean for New York State’s Hudson River, declaring at the end of his epic 517 kilometer journey downriver on Wednesday that “we can never become complacent when it comes to protecting ...

    • Boracay water sports activities to resume in December 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, October 16, 2018, on page 13)
      Regular operation of water sports activities in Boracay Island will resume by the first week of December, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said. In an interview on Wednesday, Cimatu said the suspension of water sports ...

    • Boracay water sports activities to resume this December – Cimatu 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, October 15, 2018, on page B1)
      Regular operation of water sports activities in Boracay Island will resume by the first week of December, Environment secretary Roy Cimatu said. In an interview, Cimatu said the suspension of water sports activities is ...

    • Brazil scientists fear golden mussel threat to Amazon River 

      Barchfield, Jenny (Manila Bulletin, February 12, 2015, on page 12)
      The world’s mightiest waterway, the Amazon River, is threatened by the most diminutive of foes — a tiny mussel invading from China. Since hitching its way to South America in the early 1990s, the golden mussel has claimed ...

    • Cabadbaran City cultivates 'ridge-to-reef' ecosystem 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2015, on page B-8)
      The city of Cabadbaran, the provincial capital of August del Norte, is taking the lead in protecting its ridge to reef ecosystem. According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Protected Areas and Wildlife ...

    • Candidates urged to come up with ‘blue agenda’ on sustainable fisheries 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, April 23, 2016, on page B-2)
      Presidential candidates are urged to adopt a "blue agenda" in order to build a stronger fishery sector in the next six years. In a statement, non-governmental organizations (NGO) has called on the presidential candidates ...