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Global warming set to pass 2°C threshold in 2050
Earth is on track to sail past the two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) threshold for dangerous global warming by 2050, seven of the world's top climate scientists warned Thursday. Since 1990, devastating weather-related ...
- October 6, 2016
LGUs move to integrate climate policies
Local governments have integrated climate change policies in their protected landscape and eco-town projects in disaster-prone areas in Marikina City and Rizal. In a multisectoral project together with the Southeast Asian ...
- December 15, 2016
Placing collectors near coasts efficient in cleaning up ocean
The most efficient way to clean up ocean plastics and avoid harming ecosystems is to place plastic collectors near coasts, according to a new study by the Imperial College London. Plastics including bags, bottle caps and ...
- January 21, 2016
More mangrove sites identified
More areas in Eastern Visayas will be planted with mangroves, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources regional office said. DENR Regional Director for Eastern Visayas Leonardo Sibbaluca told reporters that ...
- November 21, 2016
Clark regulates plastic, styro use
Clark Freeport Zone – Ecozone administrator Clark Development Corporation (CDC) has issued a memorandum circular that regulates the use of plastic, styrofoam, and other non-biodegradable products in all establishments and ...
- January 21, 2016
Obama plans to quadruple Hawaii marine protected area
The White House says that President Barack Obama will expand a national monument off the coast of Hawaii, creating the world's largest marine protected area. Obama's proclamation will quadruple in size a monument originally ...
- September 1, 2016
11 sacks of corals seized in Lucena
Eleven sacks of assorted corals taken from reefs were confiscated by elements of the 403rd Philippine Maritime Group (403PMG) and the local "Bantay Dagat" in Purok 1 Ilaya, Barangay Dalahican, here, last weekend. Tanggol ...
- October 25, 2016
Alexandra Costeau: 'the choices we make impact our oceans'
For four years now, Alexandra serves as an Oceana senior advisor and shares the same vision of saving the world through the oceans. Being a filmmaker, she used documentaries to show the people how the world can be saved. ...
- September 8, 2016
DENR identifies 70 hectares of undisturbed coral reefs in Guimaras
Guimaras province boasts of 70 hectares of undisturbed coral reefs, according to the top official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas. Regional Director Jim Sampulna during ...
- December 15, 2016