Browsing by Subject "marshes"

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    • Agusan marsh vital bird sanctuary in Asia 

      Sarmiento, Romer S. (BusinessWorld, September 23, 2005, on page S3/8)
      A scientific expedition to the Agusan marsh in Northeastern Mindanao is scheduled late this year to highlight the need to preserve the area's biodiversity, a scientist said. Dr. Jurgenne Primavera, a senior scientist of ...

    • Agusan Marsh's natural beauty 

      Agatep, Charlie A. (Manila Bulletin, September 23, 2010, on page B-10)
      While preparing an adventure to Agusan Marsh, Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera, scientist emerita and a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation under the US-based Pew Environment Group, sent me this text: "You'll be enchanted by the ...

    • ‘Bantay Danao’ reactivated for Agusan Marsh Protected Area 

      Crismundo, Mike U. (Manila Bulletin, February 13, 2019, on page 16)
      In an effort to strictly protect the Agusan Marsh Protected Area (AMPA) and other protected areas within and along Agusan River, the Bantay Danao Conservation Group (BDCG) was reactivated in the marsh communities/municipalities ...

    • DENR-8 pushes awareness on value of wetlands 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, February 4, 2018, on page 13)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources regional office 8 (DENR-8) has joined the global effort to raise the awareness about the value of wetlands for the community and the environment by celebrating World ...

    • Fewer birds seen in Mindoro lake 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 1, 2017, on page A10)
      Fewer migratory birds visited the Naujan Lake National Park in Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro province last month, a recent bird census showed. From 10,821 birds recorded in 2016, only 6,932 from 36 species were recorded ...

    • Gulf Coast oil spill spreading out of control 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, May 1, 2010, on page 14)
      An oil spill that threatened to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez disaster spread out of control with a faint sheen washing ashore along the Gulf Coast Thursday night as fishermen rushed to scoop up shrimp and crews spread ...

    • IS harasses marsh fishermen 

      Fernandez, Edwin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 16, 2018, on page A10)
      The military operation against Islamic State (IS) followers operating in Liguasan Marsh had freed fishing areas from the control of terrorists, including foreigners, according to the military. The operation, which killed ...

    • 'Lolong' may have died of pneumonia, says DENR chief 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 22, 2013, on page A12)
      "Lolong," the world's largest captive crocodile whose sudden death stunned the public earlier this month, may have died of pneumonia, initial findings from the necropsy showed. Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said the ...

    • R&D in Agusan Marsh 

      Primavera, Jurgenne H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 21, 2010, on page A14)
      The Agusan Marsh comprises 11 habitat types and subtypes—the freshwater swamp forest (with Terminalia, peat swamp and sago palm forest subtypes), secondary scrub forest, herbaceous swamp forest, open water (oxbow/floodplain ...

    • Red Cross releases 13 million fingerlings in Central Mindanao 

      Wakefield, Francis T. (Manila Bulletin, August 28, 2010, on page 4)
      The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has released 13 million fish fingerlings into the marsh areas in Central Mindanao to help people affected by the recent conflict between government troops and Moro Islamic ...

    • Save Agusan Marsh 

      Agatep, Charlie (The Philippine Star, October 3, 2010, on page B-6)
      In 2008, 34 international companies joined an initiative of the Conference of Parties to the UN-Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and committed to implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects that would ...

    • Save our oceans 

      (Panay News, May 19, 2018, on page 8)
      Oceans have absorbed about a third of global carbon dioxide emissions, causing acidification. This has also resulted in coral bleaching. Ocean acidification is causing irreversible damage to coral reefs. With global warming ...

    • Tales from my travel: From Basilan to the Spratlys 

      Guerrero, Amadís Ma. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 24, 2022, on page C2)
      The Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (110,000 hectares) in Agusan del Norte is a forbidding place. A pump boat ride through the marsh is quite an experience for a first-timer, like something out of a Joseph Conrad novel ...

    • US president visits with huge oil slick threatening disaster 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, May 3, 2010, on page S1/8)
      A giant oil slick closed in on the fragile Louisiana coast on Sunday after attempts to stop it faltered, threatening an environmental and economic disaster as President Barack Obama arrives to visit. With Mr. Obama expected ...

    • Wetlands for our future 

      (The Philippine Star, February 1, 2015, on page B-4)
      Swamps, marshes, lagoons, deltas, and bogs - they are collectively known as wetlands. People see them yet fail to recognize their value. Many do not realize the fact that wetlands are an important ecosystem that supports ...