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    • WV LGUs urged to be PH's best managed coasts 

      De Los Santos, Maricyn A. (The Daily Guardian, August 16, 2017, on page B7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) called on coastal communities in Western Visayas to join the Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan (MMK). MMK is a BFAR program that recognizes outstanding initiatives and ...

    • WV records growth in agri-fishery, forestry in 2020 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, April 30, 2021, on page 13)
      The agriculture, forestry, and fishing (AFF) sectors of Western Visayas (Region 6) posted a positive growth of 6.2 percent last year from its .5 percent performance in 2019, sharing 19.9 percent to the region’s economy. ...

    • WV registers 143,267 fishers 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, November 29, 2015, on page 2-6)
      Western Visayas has a total of 143,267 municipal fisherfolks as of the second week of October 2015. Iloilo has the highest registration with 443,011; Negros Occidental is second with 39,526; Antique, 21,648; Capiz, 1, ...

    • WV safe from red tide 

      Griño-Caoyonan, Montesa (Panay News, February 27, 2010, on page 1-9)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 6 (BFAR-6) said Western Visayas remains negative from red tide toxins that causes fish kills. BFAR-6 Regional Director Drusila Esther Bayate said based on their latest weekly ...

    • WV winner on fisheries conservation vies for nat'l award 

      (Panay News, September 22, 2023, on page 4-15)
      In celebration of the 60th National Fish Conservation (FishCon) Week and in recognition of the efforts of local stakeholders in maintaining clean and thriving fisheries in their respective communities, winners of the Malinis ...

    • WWF ambassadors, stewards explore Tubbataha Reefs 

      (The Philippine Star, May 18, 2014, on page B-8)
      Unseen by the naked eye, millions of tuna larvae are carried by currents to Palawan and the Western 9isayas an ecological process that helps feed millions of Filipinos who rely on fish as a primary protein source. This is ...

    • 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 joins 'sea-tizens' in saving seas 

      (The Manila Times, May 10, 2016, on page B7-)
      The daylong event highlighted the need to be mindful of the products we buy, the advocacies we champion, plus the lessons we teach our children. WWF’s Environment Education (EE) unit taught kids about conserving dolphins, ...

    • WWF raises concern on reefs' destruction 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, January 23, 2014, on page B8)
      Strong typhoons have not only affected the lives of Filipinos but coral reefs have also been immensely affected by weather disturbances. The World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) said storm surges like ...

    • WWF report: Chemical contamination in the high seas threatens ocean mammals 

      Arias, Priscila R. (The Philippine Star, December 16, 1999, on page B-13)
      Chemical contamination is linked to disease, reproductive failure and sporadic die-offs among the world's whales, dolphins and porpoises, according to a recent report from the World Wildlife Fund. "Synthetic chemicals are ...

    • WWF seeks int'l certification for yellowfin tuna fishing sites 

      (The Philippine Star, November 8, 2015, on page B-4)
      Environmental solutions provider World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is working to secure Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for two yellowfin tuna fishing sites. Up for certification next year are the Lagonoy ...

    • 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 ...

    • WWF, BPI launch climate adaptation study 

      (Malaya, January 9, 2015, on page A10)
      The World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines), in partnership with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), unveiled the latest and third phase of Business Risk Assessment and the Management of Climate ...

    • WWF-Philippines commemorates 60 years of conservation with together we can campaign 

      (DailyGuardian, May 8, 2021, on page 8-10)
      As part of the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) 60th anniversary celebrations, WWF-Philippines has launched the Together We Can campaign in commemoration of six decades of conservation work. The Together We Can campaign ...

    • WWF-Philippines launches new project for tuna fishers 

      (DailyGuardian, August 17, 2022, on page 8-10)
      Following the certification of five Occidental Mindoro municipalities under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) last October 2021, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines launched a new project to tackle post-harvest ...

    • WWF-Phl, Hamilo Coast cap int’l coastal cleanup month 

      (The Philippine Star, November 14, 2018, on page B13)
      The Philippines ranks third in plastic pollution in terms of dumping plastic into oceans. This is largely caused by inefficient waste disposal in the country and poor awareness of the problem. Because of this, the World ...

    • WWF: endangered species poached in protected areas 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, April 19, 2017, on page B8)
      Illegal poaching, logging and fishing of sometimes critically endangered species is taking place in nearly half of the world’s most protected natural sites, environmental campaigners WWF warned Tuesday. Species listed by ...