Boracay Island, Aklan — Significant growth has been seen in the marine ecosystem of this resort island attributed to the ongoing reef rehabilitation project of a local non-government organization. Live corals in the island ...

Barangay Looc, Cabucgayan, Biliran – This town’s mangrove gardening project is the perfect blend of environmental protection, ecotourism, livelihood and poverty alleviation. The project in sitio Naga, Rawis Villa Corro ...

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the ban on shellfish harvested in the waters off Tagbilaran City and the municipality of Dauis in Bohol and declared the same safe for human consumption. BFAR ...

At least 29 fishermen were rounded up and their two fishing boats seized when “Bantay Dagat” teams allegedly caught them in the act of illegal fine mesh net fishing in waters off Barangay 48-San Antonio, this city. ...

Cebu City – The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is monitoring the waters off Talisay City for a possible oil spill following the sinking of a cargo ship ...

Wing blister oyster pearl farming/production is emerging as another source of income for many Leyte fishermen, according to the provincial government. Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla said that his office is ...

The United States (US) on Friday joined all 192 other United Nations (UN) member states in releasing a “Call to Action” to save the oceans but disassociated itself from joint efforts to combat climate change. The declaration ...

Masantol through which the big Pampanga River passes is the province’s undisputed crab capital, Mangrove crabs (formerly called mud crab) are a major product of fishpond operators who manage no less than 12,000 hectares ...

Washington– A mass bleaching of coral reefs worldwide is finally easing after three years, US scientists announced Monday. About three-quarters of the world’s delicate coral reefs were damaged or killed by hot water in ...

Agricultural subsidies around the world are a waste of hundreds of billions of dollars and unaffordable in the wake of the global financial crisis, New Zealand's prime minister said Friday. Speaking at a business forum in ...