Browsing The Manila Times by Subject "ecotourism"
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Great Barrier Reef a $42B asset 'too big to fail' - study
(The Manila Times,June 27, 2017 , on page B4)Australia's under-pressure Great Barrier Reef is an asset worth Aus$56 billion (US$42 billion) and as an ecosystem and economic driver is "too big to fail", a study said Monday. Using economic modeling, it said the reef ... -
Great Barrier Reef bleaching worst – scientists
(The Manila Times,April 8, 2020 , on page B3)Australia’s Great Barrier Reef had suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, scientists said Tuesday in a dire warning about the threat posed by climate change to the world’s largest living organism. James ... -
Hamilo Coast safeguards its marine biodiversity
(The Manila Times,October 10, 2021 , on page B8)In line with its core emphasis on sustainable tourism and environmentally conscious living, Costa del Hamilo Inc. (CDHI), a leader in the leisure resort industry and the movers behind Hamilo Coast in Nasugbu, Batangas, ... -
Infanta's Ecopark opened to volunteers
(The Manila Times,July 30, 2023 , on page A8)Visitors can unleash their environment-champion streak as the Binonoan Producers Cooperative (Bipco) Mangrove Forest Ecological Park in Barangay Binonoan in this town opens its volunteerism opportunities to interested ... -
LGUs asked to protect ‘coral bleached’ Snake Island areas
(The Manila Times,August 23, 2018 , on page B5)The Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) is asking local government units (LGUs) to demarcate “no fishing” zones in “coral bleached” Snake Island, Palawan, to help replenish depleting fish inventory in what ... -
Managing Boracay as ancestral land and as protected landscape
(The Manila Times,June 7, 2018 , on page A4-A5)The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) through Undersecretary David Erro, perhaps in its desire to please the President who wants to convert the entire Boracay island into a land reform area, has boldly announced that ... -
Marine Protected Area to be established Infanta
(The Manila Times,June 21, 2018 , on page B5)The local government of Infanta, Quezon, has commenced in setting up a Marine Protected Area (MPA). in Barangay Dinahican, a location that impacts the safety and survival of coastal communities in Infanta, especially during ... -
Marine protected areas established in Palawan to rebuild fish stocks
(The Manila Times,October 13, 2016 , on page B6)A whopping 1,013,340 hectares covering both the coastal and offshore waters of Cagayancillo, plus 80,000 hectares of Aborlan in the Philippine province of Palawan were recently declared as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). ... -
Marine protected areas key to sustainable fishing in PH
(The Manila Times,September 30, 2019 , on page A8)The effective management of marine protected areas (MPA) in coastal communities across the Philippines would help achieve sustainable fishing that could ensure the livelihood of small fisherfolk, as well as food security, ... -
Mothers manage marine protected area
(The Manila Times,May 31, 2016 , on page B7-Protected areas)Patrolling marine protected areas daily is not an easy task, and doing it without daily wage is a sacrifice not many would make. However that’s exactly what the women in Cortes, Surigao del Sur, are doing as volunteers. ... -
'New' Boracay opens
(The Manila Times,October 26, 2018 , on page A3)The reopening of Boracay on Friday, October 26, will coincide with the launch of the Boracay icon, a huge sign that will welcome tourists, and the inauguration of the reconstructed main road, the Department of Environment ... -
Opening of floating kubo, fishing competition in Muntinlupa
(The Manila Times,October 28, 2019 , on page B7)Mayor Jaime Fresnedi scores a fish during the launching of Floating Kubo and the 10th JRF Fishing Competition on October 19 at Bayanan Baywalk, Muntinlupa City. The activities aim to promote the area as an eco-tourism hub ... -
P334 billion needed for biodiversity conservation
(The Manila Times,December 22, 2015 , on page B8)The Philippines is one of 17 mega diverse countries, harboring more diversity of life per hectare than any other country in the world. Yet encroachment in forested areas, pollution, over fishing and poor land management ... -
Pagbilao Bay and Tayabas Bay
(The Manila Times,October 13, 2014 , on page A2)Pagbilao Bay and nearby Quezon National Park are a few kilometers to the east of Lucena City and about 100km southeast of Metro Manila. The bay lies at the northwest end of the large, sweeping Tayabas Bay, which has extensive ... -
PGFF anglers rule 10th Siargao tourney
(The Manila Times,October 24, 2017 , on page C3)Anglers from the Philippine Game Fishing Foundation (PGFF) dominated the 10th Edition of the Siargao International Gamefishing Tournament. The PGFF has just released the result of the tourney held last April: Rico Gueco ... -
PH seeks more climate action for Coral Triangle
(The Manila Times,December 20, 2018 , on page B5)The Philippines sees the need for more international climate action that will better protect the 6- million-square-kilometer coral triangle, the marine area experts cited as center marine biodiversity on earth. Environment ... -
The Philippine and DoT accolades at the 2020 World Travel Awards Asia Winners Day
(The Manila Times,November 11, 2020 , on page B5)The 27th World Travel Awards recognized the Philippines as Asia’s leading beach destination and Asia’s leading dive destination in 2020. The award-giving body also declared Intramuros as Asia’s Leading Tourist Attraction ... -
The Philippines – truly a diver’s paradise
(The Manila Times,May 3, 2019 , on page D1)A tropical archipelago comprising 7,641 islands, the Philippines offers bodies of water, with highly diverse marine wildlife and seascape — perfect for all kinds of divers and deep diving enthusiasts to explore. This makes ... -
Planning initiatives for Laguna Lake: Part 2
(The Manila Times,May 23, 2019 , on page A5-A6)Our aspiration to save Laguna Lake has been reignited. Last week, Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) invited to a meeting myself and representatives from the Laguna Lake ... -
PTT plants and mangrove propagules in Cavite
(The Manila Times,March 30, 2015 , on page A6)Representatives from the Royal Thai Embassy, students and personnel from various schools, military personnel, government workers and employees of PTT Philippines have joined hands to plant about 50,000 mangrove propagules ...