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    • 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 ...
    • PH doing badly vs climate change 

      Dar, William (The Manila Times, June 1, 2018, on page B6)
      One of the best ways to deal with the effects of climate change is to make the country’s agriculture sector “climate smart” that incorporates various mitigation and adaptation measures to deal with extreme weather changes. ...
    • Scientists sound alarm over ocean acidification 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, October 9, 2014, on page B6)
      Ocean acidification has risen by a quarter since pre-industrial times as a result of rising carbon emissions, casting a shadow over the seas as a future source of food, scientists warned on Wednesday. In the past two ...
    • Sea level rise will swallow Miami, New Orleans - study 

      (The Manila Times, October 15, 2015, on page A6)
      Say goodbye to Miami and New Orleans. No matter what we do to curb global warming, these and other beloved US cities will sink below rising seas, according to a study today. But making extreme carbon cuts and moving to ...
    • 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, ...