Browsing The Manila Times by Name "World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)"
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A call to protect La Union's seas and 'pawikan'
(The Manila Times,May 17, 2016 , on page B7)Tina Antonio of La Union Soul Movement joined “SOS: Save the Seas Coastival”—dubbed the green alternative to the famous “LaBoracay” Labor Day weekend in Boracay—but she was not there for the sea breeze, fresh seafood and ... -
DENR, GCash, WWF, Biofin to plant 365,000 trees
(The Manila Times,December 15, 2020 , on page B11)IPO Watershed, which supplies fresh water to 20 million people living or working in Metro Manila, will be bolstered with hundreds of thousands of new trees next year.Through donations generated from GCash, the Department ... -
India's Adani to start work of mine near Great Barrier Reef
(The Manila Times,June 7, 2017 , on page B5)Indian mining giant Adani on Tuesday said it will start work on a huge US $16 billion coal project that environmentalists warn will damage Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The controversial project -- biggest investment in ... -
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). ... -
Marriott Manila leads the Sustainable Seafood Awareness Week
(The Manila Times,March 12, 2018 , on page A8)A huge nationwide campaign is only fitting to be staged in the grandest venue in town. Hence, the 3rd Sustainable Seafood Week was launched nowhere else but at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, hosted by Marriot Hotel Manila. ... -
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 ... -
Submerged woeful tales of Tubbataha
(The Manila Times,August 2, 1997 , on page B17)Tubbataha comes from a combination of two Samal words, "taba" and "taha", meaning a long, or expansive, reef exposed by the low tide. Stretching over 10,000 hectares, the Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park is located 150 ... -
Sustainable fisheries summit ends today
(The Manila Times,October 20, 2015 , on page B8)The strong implementation of a new fisheries law can finally restore the productivity of Philippine seas. To highlight and celebrate the amended Philippine Fisheries Code (Republic Act 10654), fisheries champions opened ... -
West Philippine sea in rough waters – WWF
(The Manila Times,May 19, 2015 , on page B8)The dredging of coral reefs to build artificial islands in the West Philippine Sea has alarmed conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). In April 2013, poaching vessel F/V Min Long Yu destroyed 3,902 square ... -
WWF joins 'sea-tizens' in saving seas
(The Manila Times,May 10, 2016 , on page B7-)The daylong event highlighted the need to be mindful of the products we buy, the advocacies we champion, plus the lessons we teach our children. WWF’s Environment Education (EE) unit taught kids about conserving dolphins, ... -
WWF seeks okay for PH tuna industry
(The Manila Times,November 4, 2015 , on page B2)Environment solutions provider World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is now working to secure certification for Philippine tuna fisheries by next year to promote sustainable fishing and fair trade prices. Joann Binondo, project ... -
WWF: endangered species poached in protected areas
(The Manila Times,April 19, 2017 , on page B8)Illegal poaching, logging and fishing of sometimes critically endangered species is taking place in nearly half of the world’s most protected natural sites, environmental campaigners WWF warned Tuesday. Species listed by ...