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Reefbuds to revive Boracay's coral reefs
“Nothing is impossible,” seemed to be the mantra of Benjamin Tayag Jr. and Austrian geoscientist Harald Kremnitz when they thought of creating artificial reefs called Reefbuds to help restore destroyed marine life. “We ...
- March 18, 2013
National Museum tasked to preserve 'Lolong'
The National Museum is now directly coordinating with the Bunawan municipal government in Agusan del Sur concerning the remains of crocodile "Lolong," which will be subjected to taxidermy, according to the Protected Areas ...
- March 3, 2013
Lanao town offers agri-tourism attraction
Agriculture-oriented tourists and students will soon find a new haven in the pastoral town of Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte which recently rolled out its agriculture-based tourism program. Launched at the Kahumayan Festival, ...
- February 10, 2013
Phl to host meet on protecting dugong
Continuing its efforts to protect the sea cow from the threat of extinction, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR) will host a two- day conference with representatives from 21 countries next week. The ...
- February 17, 2013
26 countries seek conservation of dugongs
Twenty-six countries, including the Philippines have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that provides for the conservation of dugongs or sea cows which are said to be a highly threatened species. The meeting ...
- February 24, 2013
NSO conducts agro-fisheries census
The National Statistics Office (NSO) is conducting the 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF), the sixth in a series of decennial agriculture census and the fifth in the decennial census of fisheries in the country. ...
- March 5, 2013
[ Spinner dolphin ]
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and San Fernando City fishery personnel check an ailing spinner dolphin that beached in Barangay Poro, San Fernando City, La Union yesterday afternoon.
- March 6, 2013
Coast Guard confirms oil spill from ferry
While many passengers have yet to be retrieved from the M/V St. Thomas Aquinas, another growing concern is the oil spill which the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has confirmed to have spread after the ship sank at Lawis Ledge ...
- August 19, 2013
Shelter from the storm: Coastal greenbelts of mangroves and beach forests
A school module published in 2009 — the Mangrove Resource and Instruction for Elementary Grades — already differentiated storm surges from tsunamis. Funded by P1 million from my Pew Fellowship grant to cover module writing, ...
- December 19, 2013
Invasive Chinese turtle species threatens fish in Central Luzon
An invasive Chinese turtle species is threatening the fish population in Central Luzon. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) office here yesterday said they have received complaints from fishpond ...
- February 6, 2013