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Bayer adopts, develops mangrove in Gensan
Degraded mangrove coastal area adopted by Bayer as Rhizophora farm to help sustain biodiversity, generate livelihood and income. A degraded mangrove coastal area in Barangay Buayan, General Santos City has been adopted as ...
- May 22, 2021
DENR eyes full rehab of Boracay in 5 months
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is expecting to finish the full rehabilitation of Boracay Island in May, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said on Wednesday. Cimatu said the Boracay Inter-Agency ...
- January 1, 2021
Dolomite beach stays closed until 2022
The Manila Bay’s dolomite beach will remain closed to public for now as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources continues to finish the rehabilitation project in the area.
- November 4, 2021
Pangasinan school's mangrove project makes it among 'World's Best'
From just a small project 10 years ago, Bonuan Boquig National High School’s environmental initiative of planting mangroves in Dagupan City, Pangasinan province, has brought the school to the shortlist of the World’s Best ...
- June 19, 2022
Save the Irrawaddy dolphins of Iloilo and Guimaras Strait from extinction
Irrawady dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) are air-breathing mammals that live in the sea. They are grey to slate blue in color that gets lighter on the underbelly. They do not have pronounced snout like other dolphins and ...
- November 20, 2020
DENR official: ‘Impossible’ for Manila Bay ‘white sand’ to cause fish kill
An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday said it was “impossible” for the artificial white sand or crushed dolomite dumped on the shoreline of Manila Bay to have caused the ...
- September 18, 2020
DENR, Aurora fishermen in tug-of-war over logs
Several fishermen in Aurora province have asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to give them the 175 big logs they found floating in the Pacific Ocean. The logs were discovered near the coastlines ...
- February 16, 2021
A socially distanced scuba diving weekend in Batangas
Scuba divers like to joke that, after a long time out of the water, our bodies crave the nitrogen that enters the system after some time at depth. COVID-19 has certainly kept many of us out of the ocean for a long time—too ...
- December 6, 2020
500-hectare bamboo plantation, dredging to reduce Cagayan floods
Riverside communities in Cagayan province have been asked to guard a 500-hectare plantation made up of bamboo and homegrown tree species that will help protect Cagayan River and avoid future floods. The Regional Build Back ...
- January 24, 2022
Private dev't on Tanay river alarms locals; DENR steps in
Concerned residents in Tanay, Rizal province, have sounded the alarm over a private development project, which they fear will disrupt the natural flow of a river that runs through a protected area. The Department of the ...
- October 26, 2022