Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Scientific Name "Sonneratia alba"

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    • Iloilo beautification project killing mangroves 

      Burgos, Nestor, Jr. (, August 15, 2017, on page )
      Unseen in a river system that Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu once described as the cleanest he had seen in the country are mangroves dying because they had been submerged in too much fresh water. A mangrove specialist ...

    • Plant mangroves yes, but follow scientific guidelines 

      Primavera, Jurgenne H. (, March 2, 2010, on page )
      Since 2003, the Philippine Association of Marine Science has repeatedly called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and NGOs to stop planting (Rhizophora species) in zones dominated by (Sonneratia alba) ...

    • Stop seafront planting of bakhaw propagule 

      Primavera, J. H. (, February 28, 2015, on page )
      Typhoon “Yolanda” in 2013 and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, among others, have highlighted the importance of mangroves in coastal protection. Of global storm events, the Philippines has the greatest intensity (maximum ...