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Coral reef ecosystem rehab launched
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has recognized the need to enhance the protection and management of reefs from overfishing and pollution in the coral triangle region, a global hotspot of marine ...
- August 25, 2013
DENR warns vs invasive species
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje warned the public yesterday against bringing into the country exotic species, citing reports of damage to wildlife habitat by invasive Chinese ...
- February 18, 2013
7-M euro fund tapped for Sulu-Sulawesi marine conservation
The German government has established a seven million-euro special fund to support the implementation of protection and conservation initiatives within the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME), a shared ecosystem of ...
- January 4, 2015
Isda sa Kabukiran
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is working on the facilitation of distribution of fish straight from the fish ports to the country’ remote towns. Through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Philippine ...
- January 5, 2017
Volunteers mobilized for coastal cleanup
Filipinos are urged to participate in the annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) this year's drive which involved 600,000 volunteers in picking up more than 6 million pound (lbs) of trash over 20,000 miles of coastlines ...
- September 11, 2012
Guidebook on coral reef protection launched
Local government units (LGUs) and fisherfolk in the Philippines, which encompasses the Coral Triangle Region, known as the world's center of marine biodiversity, will find a useful guide to monitor marine protection in a ...
- July 1, 2010
Use of circle hooks helps save turtles in Coral Triangle
Thousands of endangered marine turtles were saved last year in the Coral Triangle region, which includes the Philippines, with the implementation of the Circle Hook and Turtle Recovery Program, according to the international ...
- January 17, 2010
DA signs IRR amended Fisheries Code
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the amended Philippines Fisheries Code, which reinforces the safeguarding of the country's seas from illegal, unreported and ...
- September 27, 2015