Browsing by Subject "global warming"
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1 M species risk extinction due to humns - draft UN report
(Manila Bulletin,April 27, 2019 , on page 4)Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by Agence France-Presse that painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources upon which ... -
170 states to sign landmark climate deal
(The Philippine Star,April 23, 2016 , on page 15)World leaders will gather at the United Nations today to sign the Paris climate deal and get the ball rolling on a quick entry into force to start beating back global warming. French President Francois Hollande and Canada's ... -
350-ha mangrove reforestation up in Capiz
(Panay News,May 16, 2014 , on page 4)Three hundred fifty hectares of mangrove areas in Capiz are set for reforestation. These mangrove areas are in the municipalities of Ivisan, Panay, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas and Sapian, said Valentin Talabero ... -
Activists, UN celebrate pope's call to arms on climate change
(Malaya,June 19, 2015 , on page B4-B5)Pope Francis’ appeal to save the planet won praise from climate change activists, scientists, and the United Nations on Thursday as a moral imperative to governments to make 2015 a turning point in efforts to slow global ... -
Advocates continue call for Filipinos to protect the environment
(Manila Bulletin,February 13, 2020 , on page B-6)Last month’s Australia bushfires must serve as a warning for countries to accelerate the phaseout of fossil fuels and scale up climate action in the country, according to environment advocates. “We have a moral responsibility ... -
After warding off mass tourism: Hong Kong's last fishing village faces climate threats
(Malaya,October 26, 2018 , on page A11)Located about two hours from downtown Hong Kong, rural Tai O is the last fishing village in the territory and is home to over 2,000 people. Fishing, the area’s traditional industry, is dying out after a 2012 government ban ... -
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries in the 21st century (Conclusion)
(The Daily Guardian,March 19, 2019 , on page 5)Studies showed that we need to produce 70% more food in 2050. Roughly 800 million people worldwide suffer from hunger and around 650 million people will be undernourished by 2030. We cannot deny the fact that very little ... -
Amazon could be gone in 50 years as it crosses threshold
(Manila Standard,March 13, 2020 , on page B3)The Amazon rain forest is nearing a threshold which, once crossed, would see one of the world’s largest and richest ecosystems morph into arid savannah within half-a-century, scientists said Tuesday. Another major ecosystem, ... -
Antarctica ice to double sea rise - study
(The Manila Times,April 1, 2016 , on page A8)Melting ice from Antarctica could raise oceans by a meter before 2100 at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, doubling previous forecasts for sea level rise, according to a study released Wednesday (Thursday in ... -
Antarctica ice to double sea rise-study
(The Manila Times,April 1, 2016 , on page A8)Paris: Melting ice from Antarctica could raise oceans by a meter before 2100 at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, doubling previous forecasts for sea level rise, according to a study released Wednesday (Thursday ... -
Arctic oil infrastructure faces climate karma
(BusinessWorld,July 8, 2020 , on page S1/9)Beaches, clear blue seas, scorching temperatures and long days. Forget the Caribbean, your next summer beach holiday could be on the shores of Russia’s Arctic Ocean. Temperatures at Nizhnyaya Pesha, some 840 miles (1,352 ... -
'Bakawan' seedlings set for planting in Surigao
(Manila Bulletin,March 12, 2015 , on page B-8)Heeding the call of the national government to combat global warming and climate change through massive tree-planting activities, particularly to plant mangroves along the coastal areas, a mining firm is set to plant ... -
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 ... -
Bleaching 'killing' Great Barrier Reef
(Panay News,May 31, 2016 , on page 11)At least 35 percent of corals in the northern and central parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have been destroyed by bleaching, Australian scientists say. The experts from James Cook University ( JCU) say it is the ... -
Bolinao villagers are fierce protectors of mangrove forests
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 15, 2014 , on page A8)Romula Caranza maintains a garden on the shores of Santiago Island in this northwestern town in Pangasinan province. Daily, she painstakingly checks her plants, removing barnacles, oysters and other seashells attached to ... -
Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea
(Manila Bulletin,February 16, 2022 , on page 7)Vultures roam the sand in the Brazilian resort town of Atafona amid the ruins of the latest houses destroyed by the sea, whose relentless rise has turned the local coastline into an apocalyptic landscape. The Atlantic Ocean ... -
Catching fish
(Manila Bulletin,January 14, 2018 , on page 6)Despite the contaminated water, fishermen continue to fish in Manila Bay. But the abundance of fish in Philippine waters may start to deteriorate soon, as projected by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, due to ... -
Choking air, melting glaciers changing India
(The Manila Times,November 18, 2015 , on page C4)India’s landscapes are changing – from the melt in the Himalayas, to the increasingly arid farm belts in the middle and the stunning coasts where fishermen talk of rising, warmer seas eroding their shores. “Changes in sea ... -
Cimatu calls on ASEAN to conserve mangroves
(Manila Bulletin,September 7, 2017 , on page B-8)Recognizing the significant opportunities that mangroves offer for climate change adaptation and mitigation, Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu on Tuesday urged member-countries of the Association of ... -
Climate change affects whales
(Manila Standard,December 3, 2015 , on page B7)The sight of thousands of whales surfacing, jumping and playing off the coast of South America as they migrate toward their breeding grounds is one of nature’s most majestic displays. But global warming is killing off their ...