Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "Man-induced effects"
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Adhesives work wonders for coral repair
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 18, 2016 , on page A8)Carrying special adhesives, 30 scuba divers plunged 20 feet deep underwater at the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) here on Dec. 13 to transplant coral fragments, part of a process needed to revive the park’s degenerating ... -
Boracay corals dying fast, says group
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 21, 2015 , on page A13)After concerns have been raised about the deteriorating water quality at a portion of the pristine White Beach of the island in Malay, Aklan province, a coral reef rehabilitation group has now reported mass dying of corals. ... -
Boracay waters safe for swimmers-DENR: Environment chief notes absence of algal blooms on beach after island rehab
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 27, 2019 , on page A8)These days, visitors to White Beach need only a quick glance at the shoreline to conclude that the water quality in the country’s premier tourist destination has improved, according to Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu. ... -
Climate debate takes global pulse before summit
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 8, 2015 , on page A1-A21)From the typhoon-ravaged Philippines to the Arizona desert, thousands of people began gathering Saturday, June 6 in small groups in 79 countries for what was touted as the biggest public debate on climate change. Results ... -
Conserving Southeast Asia's seas
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 15, 2017 , on page A17)The United Nations’ call to conserve and sustainably develop the oceans perhaps resonates most with Southeast Asia than in any other part of the world. With a maritime territory thrice the size of its landmass, the region ... -
Copper residue shows in river water
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 2, 2016 , on page A8)The sight of bluish green water flowing through the Boac River in Marinduque province has raised suspicions of a high level of acid seeping from mine wastes left in the defunct Marcopper mining site. The Environmental ... -
DENR: Manila Bay swimmable by December
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 13, 2019 , on page A2)It may not end up like the turquoise waters of Boracay or El Nido, but the hyperpolluted Manila Bay would at least be swimmable after a major rehab by the end of the year, officials promised on Saturday. An interagency ... -
French leader to make PH Ground Zero in climate action
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 25, 2015 , on page A6)On the historic first visit of a French head of state to the Philippines in February, French President François Hollande will be seeking the help of a country battered—but never defeated—by climate change. France is turning ... -
Global warming to pick up in 2015, 2016, say experts
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 15, 2015 , on page A18)Man-made global warming is set to produce exceptionally high average temperatures this year and next, boosted by natural weather phenomena such as El Niño, Britain's top climate and weather body said in a report on Monday. ... -
Island beaches shut down to save fragile ecosystems
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 29, 2018 , on page A4)Not only Boracay Island but also Maya Bay will be off limits to visitors this year as officials seek to protect ecosystems crumbling from warming seas and unchecked sprawl, despite the risk to tourism revenues and tens of ... -
Island may offer clues to coral reefs' survival
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 18, 2017 , on page A4)The key to the survival of the world’s threatened coral reefs may lie in the waters surrounding a small volcanic island off the coast of Japan, scientists say. The seabed of Shikine island is a “living laboratory” for ... -
Law enforcers also behind illegal fishing in Lingayen Gulf
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February NaN, 2015 , on page A14)There must be something about the coastal town of San Fabian in Pangasinan which attracts tourists, beach lovers, sea creatures and even unscrupulous fishermen. All are welcome, Mayor Constante Agbayani said, except fishermen ... -
Living Planet Report: WWF paints dire picture for survival of the species
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 5, 2016 , on page A8-A9)Nearly three-fifths of all animals with a backbone— fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals—have been wiped out since 1970 by human appetites and activity, according to a grim study released on Thursday. Swathes of ... -
Man's ruin pushes 7,000 species to the brink
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 20, 2019 , on page A7)Mankind’s destruction of nature is driving species to the brink of extinction at an “unprecedented” rate, the leading wildlife conservation body warned on Thursday as it added more than 7,000 animals, fish and plants to ... -
Need for environmental literacy
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 2, 2016 , on page A16)Nowadays, no one could deny the urgency of the major environmental problems, particularly global warming and climate change, because of the threat to humanity’s existence. The cause is the unprecedented greenhouse gas ... -
Pope cites Pinoy bishops in encyclical on climate
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 21, 2015 , on page A9)Pope Francis cited Filipino bishops in his encyclical on the environment “Laudato Si, Mi Signore” (Praise be to You, My Lord). “Who turned the wonderworld of the seas into underwater cemeteries bereft of color and life?” ... -
Prelate on Laguna Lake: It will die
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 5, 2016 , on page A7)In a gathering in this city last week, retired Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales said it is the duty of everyone to take care of the lake by not contributing to its death. “Time will come, that if Laguna Lake ... -
Priests, nuns get hands dirty for PH rivers
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 7, 2018 , on page A8)Amid rapid urban development in Quezon City, the San Francisco River has stood as silent witness to the changes that people had wrought in the area. Decades ago, Franciscan priests followed its banks as they trekked from ... -
Ramon Magsaysay laureate says Manila Bay is a toilet bowl that never gets flushed
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 22, 2018 , on page A6)If the world-famous resort island of Boracay is a "cesspool," Manila Bay, with its world-renowned sunset, is a "toilet bowl" that's used every day but never flushed, according to an environmental lawyer and Ramon Magsaysay ... -
Reef Alert
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 9, 2016 , on page A14)There is no way attention will be directed at the crying urgency of protecting the coral reefs unless we belabor the issue and repeat ourselves. At the rate coral reefs are being destroyed by human activity or damaged by ...