Browsing by Subject "Habitat"

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    • 12 groups buck P14-B Manila Bay reclamation project 

      Araneta, Sandy; Agcaoili, Lawrence (The Philippine Star, September 6, 2012, on page 13)
      Twelve cause-oriented groups representing fisherfolk, urban poor, church and health associations, environmental alliances and non-government organizations yesterday filed an urgent motion before the Supreme Court (SC) to ...

    • 12 rare baby crocodiles freed in Isabela lake 

      Visaya, Villamor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 20, 2014, on page A15)
      Seven-year-old Josh Geronimo held a baby Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) here on Saturday and exclaimed, “Oh, it smells good.” Geronimo, a Canadian citizen, said the crocodile did not emit any foul odor or ...

    • 2 endangered turtles rescued, freed in Panay 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 14, 2017, on page 10)
      Two endangered green sea turtles in Panay Island were recently rescued and released back to their natural habitat, both pawikans (as the locals call it) were found in northern Panay. A female green sea Turtle was accidentally ...

    • 46 fall in illegal fishing crackdown in Cavite 

      Unite, Betheena Kae (Manila Bulletin, November 3, 2018, on page 4)
      Fory-six fishermen onboard two fishing boats were rounded up in a recent illegal fishing crackdown in Cavite, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday. The fishermen were caught fishing off Puerto Azul, Ternate, Cavite ...

    • 7-M euro fund tapped for Sulu-Sulawesi marine conservation 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, January 4, 2015, on page 5)
      The German government has established a seven million-euro special fund to support the implementation of protection and conservation initiatives within the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME), a shared ecosystem of ...

    • Aboitiz Cleanergy Park in Davao welcomes more than 100 new 'pawikan' hatchlings 

      (The Philippine Star, December 21, 2015, on page A-29)
      A total of 109 hawksbill sea turtle (pawikan) hatchlings were recently released at the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park in Punta Dumalag, Davao City, further ensuring the survival of the critically endangered species and strengthening ...

    • Aboitiz Cleanergy Park welcomes over 100 new pawikan hatchlings 

      (Malaya, January 8, 2016, on page A10)
      The 109 pawikans came from a nest of 152 eggs and were released last December 2, witnessed by former Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, Department of Environment and Natural Resources and barangay officials, Ateneo de Davao ...

    • Aboitiz group moves to save Davao turtles 

      (Manila Standard, June 12, 2016, on page B3)
      For a caretaker's son at the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park, coming home is all about re-learning the lessons of family and environmental stewardship. The Philippines—an archipelago of 7,500 islands, nearly each with its own tongue ...

    • Aquaculture regional technical gab held 

      Joven, May (Panay News, August 5, 2000, on page 4-8)
      Participants from 11 Southeast Asian countries gathered for a consultative meeting here in Iloilo the other day as part of their preparation for the forthcoming ASEAN-SEAFDEC Millenium Conference on November this year in ...

    • At last, the only rational policy for our disputes in the Spratlys: Fortify our islands and reefs there! 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto (The Manila Times, June 1, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      The opposition’s allegation that President Duterte has been kowtowing to China on our territorial disputes is unadulterated hogwash, so grossly ignorant of what sovereignty in the South China Sea entails. After four ...

    • BFAR pushes nationwide mangrove planting 

      Viray, Raffy (The Philippine Star, October 23, 2012, on page A-19)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has announced the launching of its aquasilviculture project, a nationwide mangrove propagation scheme. Speaking before some 1,000 fishermen and non-government organizations ...

    • Cebu town has healthiest coral habitat in Central Visayas 

      Newman, Minerva BC (Manila Bulletin, May 11, 2018, on page 7)
      Two barangays in Sibonga town, Cebu, have the healthiest massive live coral covers in Central Visayas based on an assessment survey by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The survey was made as the ...

    • Chapter 3: Through the tunnel of trees 

      Abad-Jugo, Cyan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 7, 2014, on page E4)
      "The wood of mangroves are used for all sorts of things," Fredo continued, ignoring him, "from boats to electric posts to wooden handles. They can be turned to paper or charcoal. Not to mention that alligators, crabs, ...

    • Choosing to speak for the seas 

      Sigue, Winona Rica L. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 4, 2019, on page C2)
      Growing up in Mindoro, I could go to the beach anytime. Sadly, I have also witnessed firsthand how people carelessly neglect and abuse our seas. There have been many reports and analyses on the threat of climate change to ...

    • Conserving Southeast Asia's seas 

      Yozell, Sally; Christensen, Steen; Eyler, Brian (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 15, 2017, on page A17)
      The United Nations’ call to conserve and sustainably develop the oceans perhaps resonates most with Southeast Asia than in any other part of the world. With a maritime territory thrice the size of its landmass, the region ...

    • 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 ...

    • Countries move to save sea cow population 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, March 30, 2017, on page B-8)
      As global sea cow (dugong) populations have been declining and the species classified as “vulnerable to extinction,” countries with surviving population of the animal need all the help they can get to help the elusive ...

    • Degraded streams into fish habitat 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, September 17, 2016, on page B-6)
      Dr. Macrina Zafaralla is a one-woman army going around the country to promote her advocacy of reviving degraded shallow streams and rivers by a very simple and doable technique that rids the water of pollution so fishes ...

    • DENR 6 holds a Mangrove Planting Activity 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)-Guimbal (The Daily Guardian, February 1, 2019, on page 12)
      Another mangrove planting activity along Esplanade 6 was conducted recently. It was spearheaded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources through its Provincial ENR Office-Iloilo. Also in collaboration with ...

    • DENR aims to bag $4-M grant to enhance the protection of Philippine Rise (Benham Bank) 

      (The Manila Times, June 25, 2021, on page B12)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Conservation International are now preparing the design of a $4-million project to be funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to conserve and protect ...