Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "ecology"

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    • Haribon completes training course to protect Naujan Lake 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 13, 2017, on page A14)
      Environmental group Haribon Foundation had launched its Biodiversity Fellows Program, a training course for local leaders and environmental officers in towns surrounding the biodiversity-rich Naujan Lake National Park in ...

    • In Subic, newly hatched Sea Turtles return to Sea 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 14, 2016, on page A12)
      With the help of tourists, 113 newly hatched olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were released to their natural habitat at Subic Bay here last week. The turtles were born at the hatchery of All Hands Beach, a ...

    • More lessons on mangroves 

      Nuyda, Doris Gaskell (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 7, 2004, on page 2)
      Recently, I received a copy of a new book, "Handbook of mangroves of the Philippines-Panay," and felt I was being given an extended lesson on mangroves. The book is written by a four-person team composed of Jurgenne H. ...

    • Plant mangroves yes, but follow scientific guidelines 

      Primavera, Jurgenne H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 2, 2010, on page A10)
      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) ...

    • Saving Siargao, the paradise of my childhood 

      Mondoñedo, Aziza N. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 2, 2018, on page D1-D4)
      Everyone wants a glimpse of paradise. I had mine at six years old. My maternal grandparents are from the south. My parents would frequent the place when I was little. We were able to secure property on a remote island, and ...

    • Typhoon causes fish kill in Lake Buhi 

      Escandor, Juan Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 22, 2015, on page A10)
      Typhoon “Lando” did not just wreak havoc in northern Luzon but also in its periphery in this province. Lando (international name: Koppu) caused an upswelling at the bottom of Lake Buhi in this town, resulting in a massive ...

    • Villar champions farmers and the environment 

      Jimenez-David, Rina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 9, 2015, on page A13)
      Perhaps the senator’s affinity with the country’s farmers also explains her advocacy for the environment, most evident in her championing of a protected area within her and her congressman-son Mark’s constituency of Las ...