Browsing by Subject "coral reef restoration"

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    • Coast Guard, IMO beef up drive to preserve, protect Tubbataha Reefs 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, September 23, 2017, on page 6)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) barred all ships with a gross tonnage of 150 and up from sailing in the vicinity of the 4,470-square kilometer area-to-be-avoided (ATBA) in the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) to avoid ...

    • Coral cure in Bagac, Subic 

      Gunio, Butch (Manila Standard, November 12, 2016, on page C1)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) are implementing ...

    • Coral damage blamed on firm 

      Adlaw, Jerry N. (The Manila Times, September 9, 2015, on page A7)
      A Coal-Fired power plant project located in Maasim town, Sarangi province is under fire for allegedly causing the destruction of coral reefs. Sr. Susan Bolanio, of the Oblates of Notre Dame Hesed Foundation Inc., a ...

    • Coral gardening beckons ecotourists to restore reefs 

      Sheridan, Kerry (Manila Bulletin, July 9, 2015, on page B9)
      Coral reefs are fragile and in danger worldwide, but a growing movement to restore them is based on the science of breaking off pieces in order to grow more, known as coral gardening. It works like this: marine biologists ...

    • Coral protection 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, August 29, 2013, on page 7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently launched in this municipality the newest program to rehabilitate and save the Philippines' coral reefs. The program dubbed "Sustainable Coral Reef Ecosystems ...

    • Coral reef 'seeding' in Caribbean 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, February NaN, 2013, on page B-8)
      Mats of algae and seaweed have shrouded the once-thick coral in shallow reefs off Jamaica’s north coast. Warm ocean waters have bleached out the coral, and in a cascade of ecological decline, the sea urchins and plant-eating ...

    • Coral reef assessment set for Eastern Visayas 

      Cayubit, Restituto (Manila Bulletin, April 30, 2015, on page B-8)
      The Region 8 office of the Department of Environment and Natural (DENR-8) is conducting an assessment on coral reefs in three identified sites in Eastern Visayas, a report from the DENR-8 said. Regional Director Leonardo ...

    • Coral reef ecosystem rehab launched 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, August 25, 2013, on page 5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has recognized the need to enhance the protection and management of reefs from overfishing and pollution in the coral triangle region, a global hotspot of marine ...

    • Coral reefs bounce back to life as gold processing firm deploys reef balls 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2022, on page B-6)
      A vast marine protected area off the island of Aroroy in Masbate recently witnessed the “return to life” of coral reefs, following the steady deployment of close to 3,000 reef balls in a determined bid to rehabilitate the ...

    • Coral reefs cheaper than concrete to protect cost cites 

      Ingham, Richard (Manila Bulletin, May 21, 2014, on page 12)
      Coral reefs are as good as concrete defenses in protecting tropical coastal cities from rising seas but are far cheaper, scientists said in a study published on Tuesday. Instead of committing billions of dollars to build ...

    • Coral regrowth is new crusade 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 5, 2016, on page A10)
      Every day at 9 a.m., divers scour the waters off Mayor’s Island in the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) in Alaminos City in Pangasinan province, to look for fragments of live coral that could still be nurtured at the ...

    • Coral Restoration in Antique Underway 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2013, on page 13)
      A project restoring a two-hectare coral reef comprised of some 2,000 coral fragments in Nogas island, Anini-y, this province, almost done. The project was started early this year by the philippine Army's 3rd Infantry ...

    • Coral transplant raises Barrier Reef survival hopes 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, November 27, 2017, on page A8)
      Coral bred in one part of the Great Barrier Reef was successfully transplanted into another area, Australian scientists said on Sunday, in a project they hope could restore damaged ecosystems around the world. In a trial ...

    • Corals and garbage 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 28, 2015, on page A16)
      Recent reports present a rash of problematic incidents regarding the Philippines’ natural resources, foremost among which is China’s expansive seabed dredging in the disputed Spratlys—a reckless and dangerous move that is ...

    • Crane ship arrives at Tubbataha 

      Cabacungan, Gil; Burgonio, TJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 4, 2013, on page A2)
      One of the two lift cranes commissioned by the US Navy has arrived at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park to begin the removal of a grounded US minesweeper, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. The SMIT Borneo of SMIT ...

    • 'Crown-of-thorns' poses threat to Davao coral reefs 

      Lopez, Alexander D. (Manila Bulletin, September 16, 2015, on page 15)
      Alarmed by reports of the real threat of destruction to coral reefs, authorities in Davao region are now working closely to implement efforts to clear its coastal waters of the sea star (starfish) called crown-of-thorns. ...

    • Damage to Batangas coral reefs feared 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 9, 2020, on page A10)
      Marine conservationists are trying to determine the extent of damage to coral reefs after a cargo ship ran aground at a marine sanctuary in the town of Tingloy, Batangas province, at the height of Typhoon Quinta (international ...

    • DENR identifies 70 hectares of undisturbed coral reefs in Guimaras 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 15, 2016, on page B-8)
      Guimaras province boasts of 70 hectares of undisturbed coral reefs, according to the top official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas. Regional Director Jim Sampulna during ...

    • DENR mulls strategies for coral reef rehabilitation 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, March 8, 2016, on page 15)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Western Visayas ( DENR- 6) is eyeing sustainable strategies by which degraded coral reefs off the coast of Boracay Island in Malay town, this province, may be effectively ...

    • DENR orders closure of Snake Island in Palawan 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn; Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, August 23, 2018, on page B8)
      The Ecosystems and Research Development Bureau (ERDB) has urged local government units (LGUs) to demarcate no-fishing zones in coral bleached Snake Island in El Nido, Palawan to allow the coral reefs to fully recover. The ...