Browsing Aquatic News Index by Scientific Name "Avicennia marina"

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    • Iloilo beautification project killing mangroves 

      Burgos, Nestor, Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 15, 2017, on page A11)
      Unseen in a river system that Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu once described as the cleanest he had seen in the country are mangroves dying because they had been submerged in too much fresh water. A mangrove specialist ...

    • Ilonggo bikers join Ocean’s Ride 

      Naorbe, Elynrose S. (The Daily Guardian, June 7, 2017, on page B7)
      To promote the protection of coastal and marine ecosystems, over 157 cyclists participated in a bike ride, June 3, 2017. Dubbed “Ocean’s Ride” all bikers started their way to the Katunggan Eco-park in Barangays Nabitasan ...

    • The magnificent mangroves of panay 

      Labiste, Ma. Diosa (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 8, 2004, on page A18)
      Unlike the bamboo or coconut, the mangrove has yet to take its place as a "tree of life " in Philippine lore, despite being ubiquitous, useful and magnificent. If names given to places indicate popularity, mangroves probably ...

    • Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability 

      Primavera, Jurgenne H. (The Philippine Star, August 2, 2007, on page B-6-B-7)
      My earliest training was in zoology, and when I began studying the taxonomy of mangroves, I found the diversity of these habitats challenging. On a trip to the Mai Po, Hong Kong, mangroves in 1993, experts from Thailand ...

    • MIAGB adopts 1-hectare mangrove sites in bigke 

      PN (Panay News, October 18, 2015, on page C5)
      The Metro Iloilo Airshed Governing Board (MIAGB) adopted a one-hectare mangrove area in Bigke, Leganes, Iloilo and made the commitment by signing a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Environment and Natural ...

    • Plant mangroves yes, but follow scientific guidelines 

      Primavera, Jurgenne H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 2, 2010, on page A10)
      Since 2003, the Philippine Association of Marine Science has repeatedly called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and NGOs to stop planting (Rhizophora species) in zones dominated by (Sonneratia alba) ...

    • Saving the mangroves 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, November 20, 2021, on page E33)
      As the travel industry bounces back with eased restrictions and as more properties are welcoming revenge travelers, the business community in general is also realizing the importance of supporting communities to become ...

    • Stop seafront planting of bakhaw propagule 

      Primavera, J. H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 28, 2015, on page B3)
      Typhoon “Yolanda” in 2013 and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, among others, have highlighted the importance of mangroves in coastal protection. Of global storm events, the Philippines has the greatest intensity (maximum ...

    • Tree-planting caps DENR's commemoration of PHL Environment Month and Arbor Day 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, July 3, 2020, on page A4)
      Massive tree-planting activities in the Calabarzon region marked the country’s celebration of the Philippine Environment Month and Arbor Day in June amid Covid-19 community quarantines that remain in effect in various parts ...