Mapping exercise to protect coral reefs
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With this year's celebration of International Year of Biodiversity, conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines (WWF-Philippines) and the Davao Gulf Management Council (DGMC) unveiled a complete mapping of the marine biodiversity of the Davao GUlf that will protect the remaining 20 percent of the gulf's coral reefs. A comprehensive Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) mapping exercise was recently conducted to assess the Gulf's sensitivity to oil spills, soil leaching and other environmental disturbances.
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De Vera, E. B. (2010, June 15). Mapping exercise to protect coral reefs. Manila Bulletin, p. B-10.
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