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    • 2 Palawan areas declared marine protected 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, October 9, 2016, on page A24)
      The conservation group World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) recently declared two marine protected areas (MPAs) in Palawan. These 1,013,340 hectares covering the coastal and offshore waters of Cagayancillo town and 80,000 ...

    • The fight to rehabilitate Philippine coral reefs 

      Yan, Gregg (Manila Standard, February 11, 2010, on page D7)
      Through my foggy mask, I make out my dive buddy giving the go signal. I back-roll, in-gloriously, into the turquoise waters in northern Batangas in the Philippines. Scant seconds pass as I find my bearings, but soon the ...

    • Marine protected areas established in Palawan to rebuild fish stocks 

      World Wildlife Foundation (The Manila Times, October 13, 2016, on page B6)
      A whopping 1,013,340 hectares covering both the coastal and offshore waters of Cagayancillo, plus 80,000 hectares of Aborlan in the Philippine province of Palawan were recently declared as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). ...

    • Marine protected areas in Palawan to rebuild fish stocks 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 27, 2016, on page B-8)
      A total of 1,013,340 hectares covering both the coastal and offshore waters of Cagayancillo, plus another 80,000 hectares in Aborlan Palawan were recently declared as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). This is part of a ...

    • ‘No to plastic’ movement launched 

      (Manila Standard, October 23, 2018, on page C2)
      “Plastic pollution is a serious threat not only to marine life but to human life as well. Plastics don’t completely degenerate and just break down into small pieces—microplastics—which are ingested by the fish that we eat. ...

    • PH taken off EU fish trade blacklist 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, March 23, 2015, on page B2-B5)
      The European Commission has removed the Philippines from the list of countries challenged with the implementation of measures to address illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing(IUUF). In a statement released on its ...

    • Pope cites Pinoy bishops in encyclical on climate 

      Santos, Tina G.; Gamil, Jaymee T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 21, 2015, on page A9)
      Pope Francis cited Filipino bishops in his encyclical on the environment “Laudato Si, Mi Signore” (Praise be to You, My Lord). “Who turned the wonderworld of the seas into underwater cemeteries bereft of color and life?” ...

    • Prosecute butchers of butanding - WWF 

      Andrade, Katherine (The Philippine Star, February 18, 2010, on page A-23)
      An international conservation group is calling for the prosecution of people responsible for the “butchery” of an 18-foot butanding (whale shark) on the shores of Tingloy town in Batangas, with the marine animal’s dorsal ...

    • Reef Alert 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 9, 2016, on page A14)
      There is no way attention will be directed at the crying urgency of protecting the coral reefs unless we belabor the issue and repeat ourselves. At the rate coral reefs are being destroyed by human activity or damaged by ...

    • Snapshots to preserve the Coral Triangle 

      Lopez, Vince G. (Manila Bulletin, May 16, 2010, on page J-3)
      Taking to heart the notion that pictures paint a thousand words, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has found a perfect way to educate the public about the preserving the beauty of the Earth’s Coral Triangle – through photographs. ...

    • West Philippine sea in rough waters – WWF 

      (The Manila Times, May 19, 2015, on page B8)
      The dredging of coral reefs to build artificial islands in the West Philippine Sea has alarmed conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). In April 2013, poaching vessel F/V Min Long Yu destroyed 3,902 square ...

    • WWF and Century Pacific Promote Sustainably-Caught Tuna in the Davao Gulf 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 1, 2015, on page B4)
      The simplest ways of catching tuna are often the most sustainable. Environmental solutions provider World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has renewed ties with Century Pacific Food, Inc. (CNPF), the Philippines’ largest canned ...

    • WWF and Hamilo Coast shore up fight against marine pollution 

      (Manila Standard, October 8, 2015, on page C4)
      Overfishing, unsustainable fishing practices, and the intensifying impacts of climate change coupled with marine pollution are threatening the health of our seas. According to data, about 80 percent of marine pollution ...

    • WWF hails Ilocos fisher as ‘environment hero’ 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2013, on page A4)
      For saving a dolphin trapped in a fishing net, a 63-year-old fisherman from Ilocos Norte has been named the latest “Hero of the Environment” by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)-Philippines. Francisco Vergara, who ...

    • WWF seeks okay for PH tuna industry 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, November 4, 2015, on page B2)
      Environment solutions provider World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is now working to secure certification for Philippine tuna fisheries by next year to promote sustainable fishing and fair trade prices. Joann Binondo, project ...

    • WWF working to certify RP tuna fisheries by 2016 

      (The Manila Times, November 10, 2015, on page B7)
      If fish were cars, then tuna would be the Ferraris of the sea. Ranging in size from the 1.5-foot bullet tuna to the gigantic 15-foot Atlantic blue fin, these tasty torpedo-shaped fish are among earth’s most valuable marine ...