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Quezon seen as PH mangrove haven
In five years, Quezon will be known as the Philippine’s “mangrove haven” with the high survival rate of more than two-million propagules that were mass-planted along the province’s coastal areas in June, an environment ...
- October 20, 2012
Fishers blame firm’s wastes for fish kill
Residents of Barangay (village) Imelda here are up in arms against a mining firm that they accused of causing a fish kill that affected one of their main sources of income—tilapia-raising. The residents tied a rope across ...
- May 7, 2012
Slaughtered endangered species seized
Some P10 million-worth of slaughtered and sun-dried marine products declared as endangered species by the government, including manta rays and stingrays, were seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC). In a press briefing ...
- October 26, 2012
Mangroves found cut in 1-ha Lucena area
Stacks of fully grown mangroves illegally cut from a one-hectare coastal area were discovered in a village here Wednesday by provincial officials and environmentalist group Tanggol Kalikasan (TK). Efrelyn Escultura-Calabano, ...
- October 5, 2012
Fishermen lament marginalization
Small fisherfolk organizations from 15 countries deplore the massive marginalization of small-scale fishing and are calling for the overhaul of international and national policies on fishing. Fisheries programs have increased ...
- September 21, 2012