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Oil-spill containment drill held
Officers of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) - Southeastern Mindanao led Friday's oil-spill containment-simulation exercise held at the Mintebros Port in Barangay Ilang, Tibungco, this city, to test and evaluate its oil ...
- August 9, 2015
Ecotourism, ecolodges, and Hitesh Mehta
The Philippines, with 7,100 islands, is rich in natural resources. We have very high biodiversity in marine life, flora fauna that we must preserve. We hope that there will be tourist developments and destinations that ...
- April 16, 2015
Mangrove planting
Forestry officials of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Lianga, Surigao del Sur, led by Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer (CENRO) Hernan Ramirez, joined hands in undertaking ...
- March 26, 2015
Massive rehab of beach forests in W. Visayas set
Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Western Visayas (DENR-6) Regional Director Jim Sampulna, said the project will cover Yolanda-devastated mangrove areas in Capiz, Iloilo and Negros Occidental provinces. ...
- July 14, 2015
Marine protection declaration sought for Ticao-Burias Pass
Albay 3rd District Rep. Fernando Gonzalez revealed he is preparing a legislative measure seeking the declaration of the Ticao-Burias as a Marine Protected Area. (MPA). PAMB—as provided under the NIPAS Act of 1992—is composed ...
- August 6, 2015
Media help sustains Negros watershed
Members of the media in Negros Occidental not only report the news, but also help preserve the environment. For four consecutive years, the Negros Press Club (NPC) has partnered with telecommunication giant Smart Communications ...
- January 29, 2015
Sta. Cruz Islands coral reefs to be restored
Home to shimmering blue-green waters, Mindanao is known not only for producing skillful sailors and divers, but the wealth of its aquatic resources. The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources ...
- April 26, 2015
Orion folk decry closure of dockyard; mayor claims mangrove destruction
People of this town are up in arms against their own mayor and decried Friday the alleged unfair closure of a multi-billion investment in the coastal barangay of Sta. Elena, saying their town was not only denied of millions ...
- January 6, 2015
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
Vetiver grasses grown to clean Vizcaya waterways
After commissioning the operation of a $6.1million water treatment facility for its Didipio Mine in this upland town, OceanaGold Philippines, Inc. (OGPI) announced the implementation of more natural measures that would ...
- May 8, 2015