Browsing The Manila Times by Subject "Sea grass"

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    • Coordinating body for PH marine ecosystem pushed 

      (The Manila Times, May 10, 2016, on page B7)
      A De La Salle University (DLSU) professor proposes the establishment of a coordinating body in the Philippines that will make sure coastal ecosystems in the country are healthy in order to help combat the effects of climate ...

    • Infanta begins restoration of mangrove forests 

      Lacson, Laarni (The Manila Times, September 22, 2015, on page B7)
      Haribon Foundation together with the Maralitang Mangingisda ng Munting Sabang Association (MMMSA), Municipal Government of Infanta and the Sangguniang Barangay of Dinahican planted 3,500 of mangrove seedlings to restore ...

    • Naic eyed for relocation of Manila Bay squatters 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 22, 2019, on page A8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Naic town in Cavite could be a potential site for the relocation of informal settler families living near Manila Bay in Parañaque City. Benny Antiporda, DENR ...

    • Sarangani Bay marks 24th year as protected area 

      The Manila Times (The Manila Times, April 18, 2020, on page B2)
      Sarangani Bay, one of the country’s richest bodies of water and home to the Philippine tuna industry, recently celebrated its 24th year as a protected seascape. To mark the occasion, the Department of Environment and Natural ...

    • Seagrass economic impact under study 

      Cariño, Conrad (The Manila Times, September 20, 2018, on page B5)
      The Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) has embarked on a basic research on the carbon sequestration potential of seagrass beds. Among others, it was discovered that a 50-hectare seagrass meadow in Lian, ...

    • Seagrass in decline, jeopardizing human, coral health- study 

      (The Manila Times, February 20, 2017, on page A6)
      Underwater meadows of seagrass offer important protection against pollution to both humans and coral reefs, but are in jeopardy worldwide due to climate change, sewage and agricultural runoff, researchers said Thursday. ...