Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "mangrove conservation"

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    • 285 pairs wed, plant mangrove sampling 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 15, 2010, on page A1)
      They thought "green" on a red-letter day. Up to 285 couples said "I do's" and then planted mangrove saplings in a Valentine's Day mass wedding held at a coastal area in Puerto Princesa City yesterday. Officiated by Palawan ...

    • An amazing walk in a Mangrove park 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 24, 2010, on page A11)
      Researchers of the Iloilo based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development CenterAquaculture Department (Seafdec-AQD), including Primavera, first took notice of the pristine mangroves of Ibajay in 1996 while conducting field ...

    • Bani folk keep mangrove forest alive 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 8, 2010, on page A17)
      Tucked in the coastal town of Bani in western Pangasinan is a flourishing ecosystem—almost 40 hectares of healthy mangrove forest that is home to various species of shellfish, fish and birds. But 20 years ago, the Bangrin ...

    • Beyond the river: Caves, mangroves and quiet islands in Puerto Princesa 

      Honasan, Alya B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 31, 2022, on page C1)
      The world-renowned Underground River in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, remains the city’s most venerable attraction, being a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) World Heritage Site and a ...

    • Big aquaculture company bulldozes Borneo mangroves 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 2, 2018, on page A6)
      Not long ago, the clearing had been home to mangroves, saltwater-loving trees that anchor a web of life stretching from fish larvae hatching in the cradle of their underwater roots to the hornbills squawking at their crown. ...

    • Bolinao villagers are fierce protectors of mangrove forests 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 15, 2014, on page A8)
      Romula Caranza maintains a garden on the shores of Santiago Island in this northwestern town in Pangasinan province. Daily, she painstakingly checks her plants, removing barnacles, oysters and other seashells attached to ...

    • Cebu developer probed over mangrove cutting, reclamation 

      Semilla, Nestle; Mayol, Ador (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 29, 2019, on page A12)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas is investigating a local developer for cutting mangroves and reclaiming a portion of Cansaga Bay for a housing project. Gilbert Gonzales, DENR ...

    • DENR to Congress: Rush law to protect forest rangers 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Miranda, Romar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 17, 2020, on page A8)
      A top environment official has asked Congress to hasten the passage of a law creating an enforcement bureau under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) that would arm forest rangers and ensure their ...

    • Filipino wins int'l award for work with mangroves 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 9, 2005, on page A6)
      Filipino research scientist Jurgenne Honculada Primavera has won a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, the worlds most prestigious award in marine conservation for her work in preserving and restoring mangroves in the ...

    • Fortifying Boracay's green line of defense: the 'bakawan' 

      Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 1, 2018, on page A6)
      Known worldwide for its powdery white beaches and lately, for its polluted waters and six-month closure to tourists, Boracay Island holds another secret that has been a virtual lifesaver to its marine life: the mangrove ...

    • From mountain to the sea: PTT turns to mangroves with "BakaJuan" CSR project 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 28, 2014, on page A10)
      From business to community service, PTT Philippines Corporation (PTTPC) is living up to its commitment to help build and develop a better society through corporate social responsibility projects on education, environment ...

    • Group hails move to save Subic mangroves, awaits revised railway alignment 

      Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 6, 2021, on page B4)
      A coalition of residents, tourism investors, Aetas, local government units and civil society groups in Subic Bay Freeport (SBF), Olongapo City, and the provinces of Zambales and Bataan looked forward to seeing the revised ...

    • Iloilo beautification project killing mangroves 

      Burgos, Nestor, Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 15, 2017, on page A11)
      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 ...

    • 'Like the Molave' in coastal greenbelts 

      Doyo, Ma. Ceres (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 30, 2012, on page A13)
      And so it is gratifying to know that our marine scientists are focusing on the Philippines’ endangered mangrove associates and other beach forest species. Dr. Jurgenne Honculada Primavera and Dr. Resurreccion “Rex” B. ...

    • Limay folk joins Petron, SMC in rebuilding mangrove forest 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 17, 2018, on page B2-3)
      At the crack of dawn, about 150 villagers living near the coastline of Barangay Alangan in this town walked 800 meters to reach a muddy shoreline. Moments later, under the scorching sun, the villagers planted neat rows of ...

    • The magnificent mangroves of panay 

      Labiste, Ma. Diosa (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 8, 2004, on page A18)
      Unlike the bamboo or coconut, the mangrove has yet to take its place as a "tree of life " in Philippine lore, despite being ubiquitous, useful and magnificent. If names given to places indicate popularity, mangroves probably ...

    • Mangrove areas shrinking 

      PNF (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 5, 1993, on page 15)
      Vital mangrove areas in the Philippines have shrunk to less than one percent of its area in 1920. The loss could be worth as much as $3 billion. The country was among 30 countries with the largest mangrove areas in the ...

    • Mangrove give way to big business 

      Reuters (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 ...

    • Mangrove park outside of planned Bulacan airport 

      Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 24, 2019, on page A10)
      A mangrove park that was rehabilitated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in a town in Bulacan province is far from the proposed 2,500-hectare New Manila International Airport project of San ...

    • Mangrove Propagation and Information Center: Shoring up, Cordova's Marine Ecosystem 

      Supetran, Bernard (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 31, 2021, on page A7)
      Cordova, the smaller and lesser-known half of Mactan Island in Cebu, is arguably the best-kept secret in central Philippines. Situated just a few minutes from the aerial gateway to the south, this 956-hectare coastal ...