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Lake Mainit alliance to protect PH's 4th largest lake
A joint, concerted effort to regulate the exploitation and protect the country’s fourth largest lake – Lake Mainit – has been launched that will be composed of the technical working group (TWG) of the Lake Mainit Development ...
- July 25, 2015
Nature's newsmakers
In a country blessed with natural resources and prone to weather disturbances, such issues that would have mattered little in terms of entertainment would actually have an immense impact on the lives of so many people. The ...
- February 5, 2017
For Ocean's Month, this local brand challenges consumers to help refuse 2M single-use plastics
Single-use plastics have been a detriment to the environment for a long time and the Philippines is one of the countries with the highest share of plastic waste that is deemed mismanaged. According to a 2020 study, only ...
- July 7, 2021
DENR seeks mangrove plantations protection
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 7 has called anew for the continued protection and preservation of the 3,441-hectare mangrove plantations within the Getafe Mangroves Swamp Forest Reserve ...
- October 24, 2012
Experts call for coral reefs preservation
Several experts and marine biologists recommended science-based solutions to address issues hounding the crisis on coral reefs preservation. At a recent forum organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), ...
- September 7, 2017
Gov’t urged to craft Benham Rise protection framework
The Philippine government was urged yesterday to create a protection framework for Benham Rise, an undersea territory east of Luzon brimming with natural resources, to prevent foreign vessels from trespassing. Oceana, the ...
- March 23, 2017
Saving the seas must be a way of life
The Philippines is home to some of the world’s greatest natural wonders. Looking at many of our popular tourist attractions—Palawan, Boracay, Siargao, La Union, and other named and unnamed coastal beauties—it is difficult ...
- February 2, 2023
Fish landing app keeps track of boats, catch
With a mobile phone, fishery stakeholders can now find out where commercial fishing boats are located as well as the type of species these have caught. This is possible with a Fish Landing App recently launched in the ...
- September 17, 2015