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Idle fishponds considered for mangrove planting
Idle fishponds in negros Occidental were being eyed for mangrove reforestation, non-government organization (NGO) leaders said yesterday. The province has 16,375 hectares (ha.) of fishponds, Josephine Abares of the Zoological ...
- February 12, 2014
200 Aklan employees to plant 8,000 mangroves
About 200 employees of the Provincial Capitol of Aklan will plant 8,000 mangrove propagules on January 22 at the Bakhawan Eco-Park in New Buswang here. Activity organizer Economic Enterprise Development Department (EEDD) ...
- January 17, 2014
More mangroves at eco-park seen to allay climate change
Aklan provincial government employees will plant some 8,000 bakhawan propagules at the Bakhawan Eco-park in Brgy, New Buswang here next week. The employees, who will be led by the Economic Enterprise Development Department ...
- January 17, 2014
Mangrove conservation in Western Visayas
Two environment groups from London and Germany are funding mangrove conservation projects in various local government units in Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental. These groups are the Zoological Society of London ...
- February 17, 2014
Mindoro mangroves offer protection, promote eco-tourism
The coastal barangay of Silonay in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro has been living under the constant threat of storm surges for decades because of its location. While situated within the center of the Coral Triangle known ...
- March 20, 2014
Mangroves vs climate change
Over 1,000 mangroves seedlings were planted at the reforestation area in barangay Parian Oeste in Buang, La Union, Wednesday afternoon, in a bid to combat the ill effects of climate change. The activity was a joint undertaking ...
- August 8, 2014
Search for Zamboanga gold turns into greenery
In a perfect world, a mining company would leave its contract area intact, lush with vegetation with the surrounding waters teeming with fauna. Fortunately, this ideal scenario was made possible in a small sitio in the ...
- March 16, 2014
'Mangroves good for coastal villages': Int'l Day of Forests marked
Planting mangroves in Brgy. Talisay, Barotac Nuevo town was the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) way of celebrating the international day of forests. Some 150 mangrove propagules were planted Friday ...
- March 24, 2014
350-ha mangrove reforestation up in Capiz
Three hundred fifty hectares of mangrove areas in Capiz are set for reforestation. These mangrove areas are in the municipalities of Ivisan, Panay, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas and Sapian, said Valentin Talabero ...
- May 16, 2014
DENR to plant more mangroves, Pili in Bicol
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Bicol revealed yesterday that almost 46 percent of its targeted reforestation are in Region 5, under the National Greening Program (NGP), has been completed. ...
- April 22, 2014