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Trivia overload
Other talented Filipino scientists work in fields that impact on the daily lives of citizens. Dr. Jurgenne Primavera is a world authority on that most-threatened wetland resource: mangroves. Dr. Florentino Solon specializes ...
- March 28, 2006
"Scientific works must be relevant to society."
While looking meticulously at the root and the leaf, the scientist must be aware that he or she is inside the forest. This illustration was given by Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center - Aquaculture Department ...
- April 12, 2002
Pinay aggie researcher receives Japan Int'l Award 2009
A Filipina researcher recently received the Japan International Award 2009 for Young Agricultural Researches for her outstanding contribution to the development of technologies for the mitigation of food and environmental ...
- November 15, 2009
More lessons on mangroves
Recently, I received a copy of a new book, "Handbook of mangroves of the Philippines-Panay," and felt I was being given an extended lesson on mangroves. The book is written by a four-person team composed of Jurgenne H. ...
- May 7, 2004
Iloilo hosts consultation on enhancing fishery stocks
Scientists from Canada, Japan, Philippines and Thailand and fisheries from Southeast Asia countries will gather in Iloilo City on July 13 to 15 to discuss the restocking of coastal waters with species that had been depleted ...
- July 11, 2005
Biotechnology lecture
Dr. Leocadio Sebastian, newly appointed executive director of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice), discusses 'Biotechnology for Increased Food Production: Prospects, Issues, and ...
- August 31, 2000
Fisheries chief gets reelected
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center has reappointed the chief of the Seafdec Aquaculture Department (AQD) based here for another term. Rolando Platon will serve his third two-year term as the center's AQD chief ...
- March 12, 2000
Fish farming a catastrophe for the environment - study
Fish farming, promoted as a smart way to help feed the world's surging population, is having a disastrous impact on the environment and on stocks of wild fish according to research published Thursday. Aquaculture is a ...
- June 30, 2000