Browsing BusinessMirror by Subject "Scientific personnel"

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    • DOST chief: Focus on regional needs to address growth disparity 

      Aya, Rose Anne M. (BusinessMirror, July 7, 2019, on page A4)
      This year’s Dr. Elvira O. Tan Awards honor three papers in agriculture, aquatic and natural resources. The award pays tribute to Filipino scientists and researchers for their exceptional publication of R&D results, which ...

    • Expert urges government to plant mangroves in abandoned fish ponds in coastal areas 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, March 10, 2017, on page A9)
      Leganes, Iloilo—An expert in mangrove-forest conservation is urging the government to plant mangroves in abandoned and illegal-fish ponds, particularly in coastal areas. Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera, chief mangrove scientific ...

    • Half of world’s sandy beaches at risk from climate change 

      Associated Press (AP); Bloomberg News (BusinessMirror, March 8, 2020, on page A5)
      Scientists say that half of the world’s sandy beaches could disappear by the end of the century if climate change continues unchecked. Researchers at the European Union’s Joint Research Center in Ispra, Italy, used satellite ...

    • Marine scientist Onda is first Filipino to reach Earth's third deepest spot 

      Resurreccion, Lyn B. (BusinessMirror, March 28, 2021, on page A5)
      Dr. Deo Florence L. Onda, a microbial oceanographer of the Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines (UP MSI), made history for being the “first Filipino and one of the first humans” to descend to Emden ...

    • Phl, Japan experts partner in mapping of mangroves 

      Ordinario, Cai U. (BusinessMirror, July 5, 2020, on page A5)
      Filipino and Japanese researchers proposed a new mangrove vegetation index (MVI) to map mangroves and maximize its benefits. The MVI is a mangrove-specific index or measure that distinguishes mangrove areas from other ...

    • Seafdec pushes aquaculture biotechnology in Asean 

      (BusinessMirror, February 14, 2012, on page Retrieved from-http://businessmirror.com.ph/component/content/article/53-agri-commod...)
      Dr. Joebert D. Toledo, the Filipino scientist who heads the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Council (Seafdec), was candid enough. Genetic manipulation, he said, is not yet acceptable ...