Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "ecosystems"
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Apec moves to ensure healthy ‘blue economy’: Marine resources key to ensuring inclusive growth
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 12, 2015 , on page B5-1-B5-3)Member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have put increased emphasis on the so-called "blue economy" with the belief that laying the foundation for healthy and resilient marine and ocean resources ... -
At 86, still a marine biodiveristy champion
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 1, 2015 , on page A9)His silver hair and well-toned skin hardly reveal his age of 86 years. In fact, listening to him talk in his usual passionate and thickly accented manner, one may even imagine him to be a few decades younger. Speaking about ... -
China's giant fishing fleet told to stop catching squid
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 30, 2021 , on page B4)China has ordered its 2,600-strong fishing fleet-the world's biggest-to suspend catching squid in parts of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans after an international backlash that claims they are overfishing and damaging fragile ... -
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 ... -
Investing in biodiversity is investing in our future
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 25, 2016 , on page A13)With presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s agenda getting to be progressively developed, the observance of International Biodiversity Day last May 22 offered a timely reminder of the need for and importance of ... -
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 ... -
Mangrove give way to big business
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 2, 2018 , on page A1-A6)The Tombonuo homeland in northern Borneo had been home to mangroves, saltwater-loving trees that anchor a web of life. Now the trees are gone after a Malaysian company bulldozed swaths of mangroves to make space for ... -
Mangroves found cut in 1-ha Lucena area
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 5, 2012 , on page A19)Stacks of fully grown mangroves illegally cut from a one-hectare coastal area were discovered in a village here Wednesday by provincial officials and environmentalist group Tanggol Kalikasan (TK). Efrelyn Escultura-Calabano, ... -
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 ... -
Paje stresses need to save Coral Triangle
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 25, 2013 , on page A4)Environment Secretary Ramon Paje on Saturday said more action was needed to save the reefs of the Coral Triangle, an important marine area encompassing Asia Pacific countries including the Philippines, amid growing threats ... -
Reviving the Philippines' seas, shorelines, the 'Shore It Up!' way
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 18, 2018 , on page B4)All over the country are quaint coastal towns, unknown to many people in Metro Manila, despite their rich biodiversity and exceptional beauty. Now on it's tenth-year, the Metro Pacific Investments Foundation(MPIF), the ... -
Save planet Earth but destroy the ocean?
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 26, 2020 , on page A7)As recent studies and assessments indicate, the world is still able to change course in the face of this threat, if major pressures—including climate change—are mitigated and marine ecosystems restored. But a new risk is ... -
Saving Siargao, the paradise of my childhood
(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 ... -
Scientists race to prevent wipeout of world's coral reefs
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 14, 2017 , on page A6)Corals are invertebrates, living mostly in tropical waters. They secrete calcium carbonate to build protective skeletons that grow and take on impressive colors, thanks to a symbiotic relationship with algae that live in ... -
Their love affair with Tubbataha
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 22, 2016 , on page C5)Although it is primarily a pictorial journey—incredibly, the very first photo book to be published on Tubbataha—we were in immediate agreement that it should also contain substantial information on the place. Thus, we came ... -
Zambo Sibugay fisherfolk leader among five 2021 Magsaysay Awardees
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 1, 2021 , on page A4)For his “inspiring determination in leading his fellow fisherfolk to revive a dying industry,” a community leader from Zamboanga Sibugay has been named one of the five recipients of the 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Asian ...