Browsing The Manila Times by Author "Kritz, Ben"

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    • $1M conservation fund established for Palawan area 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, October 13, 2016, on page B6)
      Established by Conservation International’s (CI) Global Conservation Fund (GCF), the fund ensures conservation efforts can continue across the 120,000-hectare landscape, Palawan’s largest terrestrial protected area, the ...

    • Asian dust storms linked to algal blooms 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, January 5, 2017, on page B5)
      The seasonal occurrence of dust storms in East Asia can cause algal blooms in waters far from the Asian mainland, researchers in China have discovered. In a study published in the journal Atmospheric Environment, researchers ...

    • DENR seeking sites for seaweed farming 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, December 8, 2016, on page B5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is seeking areas where local production of seaweed can either be started or increased, both as a livelihood measure for coastal communities and as an effective ...

    • Gene therapy key discovered in seaweed. 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, June 6, 2017, on page A8)
      A researcher from Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has discovered that carrageenan, a common extract of red seaweed, may be used as a delivery agent in gene therapy. Annabelle V. Briones, a research scientist ...

    • Govt toughens protection of Tañon Strait 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, January 26, 2017, on page B5)
      The Tañon Strait Protected Area Office is set to operationalize the enforcement plan for the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape, increasing seaborne patrol operations and speeding up the filing of cases against violators. ...

    • The macro-scale nightmare of microplastics 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, May 16, 2023, on page A4-A5)
      Last week, two scientists from Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute of Technology shared the results of a study they conducted in December 2021, which showed that there are microplastics in the air in all 17 cities ...

    • Mangrove restoration to grow 50,000 propagules 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, March 23, 2017, on page E4)
      Cement and building materials manufacturer Republic Cement has launched a three-year program to restore the mangrove forest in the coastal areas of Malolos, Bulacan, the company announced. The project is a partnership among ...

    • NRCP urges review of Laguna Lake management: troubled lake continues to decline despite current efforts, studies show 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, June 8, 2017, on page B5)
      The Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) has called for a reassessment of policy and further research to improve the condition of Laguna Lake, saying that its studies ...

    • Protein that protects DNA from radiation discovered 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, October 4, 2016, on page B6)
      In a breakthrough discovery, researchers in Japan have discovered a protein from micro-animals known as tardigrades, or "water bears," that can protect human DNA from high levels of radiation. The scientists, who published ...

    • Underwater plants inspire better solar cells 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, January 26, 2017, on page B5)
      Researchers in South Korea have developed an artificial leaf that mimics underwater photosynthesis of aquatic plants to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, a study published in Nature Communications said. The significance ...