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Conservation efforts focus on coastlines in N. Haiti
Only little fish are pulled from the coastal waters off Haiti. Over the decades, impoverished Haiti has gained a reputation as an environmental wasteland. The country has only about 2 to 3 percent of its original forest ...
- June 9, 2015
14 erring Boracay tourists fined
More than a week after Boracay’s reopening on Oct. 26, 14 tourists were fined for violating new island rules and regulations. According to Tourism secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat, these violators were caught by the Boracay ...
- November 5, 2018
Plastic pollution
A study on plastic wastes generated by coastal countries and entering the oceans should serve as a wakeup call to the Philippine government, the industry, and the public in general. It placed our country the third highest ...
- July 1, 2017
Boracay rehab blueprint will save island – BIATF
The medium-term plan to safeguard against the ecological degradation of this island and sustain its tourism activities will be implemented soon by the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF). These strategic interventions ...
- February 5, 2019
Boracay – Part 2
Tourism is one major contributor to the gross domestic product but if we do not take care of our environment, we will lose to rival destinations in Asia the many foreign tourists flocking to the Philippines. President ...
- November 28, 2018
Activities restricted at new marine reserve
Under Municipal Ordinance No. 004-2017, the MPA is from the village’s Sitio Casita to Sitio Balingasag spanning 24.49633 hectares. Within the core zone of the MPA, fishing of any kind or manner or collecting of shellfish ...
- August 22, 2017
Protect marine life, LGUs urged
Local governments play a key role in protecting marine resources, a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official said. They must come up with a plan to sustain marine life and have the “political will” to ...
- November 17, 2017
'New war' looms in Boracay-task force
The government task forces in Boracay Island are waging a new war in the beachfront – sans bullets and guns – to protect the island. The so-called “Battle of the Front Beach” on Feb. 21 of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task ...
- February 20, 2019
DENR okays guidelines for ecotourism in protected areas
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has come up with a set of guidelines for planning and managing of ecotourism activities within nationally designated protected areas. DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. ...
- August 11, 2013
Realignment of laws on Boracay sewage sought
The local government of Malay, Aklan and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) are working to make guidelines that will reconcile “issues” between a municipal ordinance and a recently-issued DENR order. ...
- July 24, 2018