Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "nature conservation"
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₱1.2-B giant clam shells seized in Palawan; 4 nabbed
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 18, 2021 , on page A3)About 200 tons of fossilized giant clam shells valued at around P1.2 billion were seized by authorities from four men who were arrested in Palawan province in the biggest recovery so far of the bivalves which are much-coveted ... -
An amazing walk in a Mangrove park
(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 ... -
Biggest batch of sea turtles released
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 24, 2017 , on page A17)At least 160 Hawksbill sea turtles had been released to the sea on Tuesday after they were hatched on the coast of Punta Dumalag, Talomo District, a known nesting ground of the turtles. Hawksbill sea turtles are on the red ... -
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource, Fisheries Administrative Order No. 236-4, Series of 2015
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 1, 2015 , on page B5)Subject: Extension of FAO 236-3 Series of 2015 on the Rules and Regulations on the Operations of Purse Seine and Ring Net Vessels Using Fish Aggregating Devices (FADS) locally known as Payaos during the FAD Closure Period ... -
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource, Fisheries Administrative Order No. 245-3, Series of 2015
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 1, 2015 , on page B5)Subject: Regulations and Implementing Guideline on Group Tuna Purse Seine Operations in High Seas Pocket Number 1 as a Special Management Area. -
China to start building on reclaimed land reclaimed from disputed sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 17, 2015 , on page A1-A8)First the horizontal development, now the vertical development. The foreign ministry on Tuesday said China would complete within days its land reclamation projects on disputed areas in the South China Sea in an apparent ... -
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 ... -
DENR opens protected areas for special private use
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 5, 2018 , on page A3)Individuals, groups, and companies can again apply for special use agreement of protected areas (Sapa), now that the suspension of its issuance has been lifted, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu announced on Friday. But ... -
Dolphins stage special show in Antique
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 28, 2015 , on page A20)Locally known as rumbà-rumbà, the Gray’s spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) is one of the 26 species of cetaceans in the Philippines. They can be seen spinning high in the air (hence its common name) or riding the bow ... -
Duterte: West to blame for global warming
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 25, 2018 , on page 1)After President Rodrigo Duterte blamed climate change on rich Western countries last week, Malacañang on Saturday embraced the observance of Earth Hour and called on Filipinos to take part in the symbolic event. “We encourage ... -
Environmentalists want 'calumpang' trees preserved
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 28, 2013 , on page A14)Leave those native trees alone. Environmentalists made the appeal to property developers and the city government to preserve a cluster of 10 “bubog” or “calumpang” trees (Sterculia foetida) at the heart of the commercial ... -
Fish have rights, too
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 3, 2018 , on page A15)If it were only a matter of laws, we have more than enough of them to ensure the protection of our environment. What makes environmental protection so difficult, however, is that despite the plethora of international, ... -
Fisher folk key to marine conservation-WWF
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 17, 2013 , on page A5)Conserving the country’s precious marine resources begins with showing fisher folk that protecting natural habitats will redound to more money for them, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines). “Local ... -
From predators to protectors of sea turtles
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 9, 2018 , on page A15)Under coconut trees swaying from the sea breeze, several fishermen would usually gather at a coastal village here on late afternoons to unwind from hard work with a gallon of “tuba” (coconut wine). As Filipino culture ... -
Giant grouper found in Antique
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 9, 2015 , on page A8)A stranded seven-foot, 176-kilogram giant grouper, the largest reef-dwelling fish in the world, was found by a fisherman in the shore of Libertad town in Antique province on Wednesday. Jesie Cacam, a fisherman from Barangay ... -
Groups ask Duterte to also stop wildlife trafficking
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 27, 2016 , on page A14)Wildlife conservationists are challenging presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to include in his war on crime the illegal trade in wildlife, as the underground market continues to threaten endemic Philippine species. ... -
Healthy bay? count the turtles
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 28, 2017 , on page A17)The annual spectacle “is a manifestation of our commitment to the protection and rehabilitation of the bay,” said Edwin Frias, 46, a fisherman and Bantay Dagat (fish warden) from the village of Bignay II. Frias and other ... -
How Tagbanua tribesmen protect the 'mermaids' of Palawan
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 20, 2019 , on page A16)Wearing fins from recycled plastic containers, tough Tagbanua tribesmen have become the protectors of the dugong, those gentle marine mammals that have become prey to poachers in Northern Palawan. The dugong (scientific ... -
It’s official: ‘Butanding’ an endangered species
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 17, 2016 , on page A1-A14)There’s bad news for the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), an iconic marine animal frequently spotted in Philippine waters and known locally as butanding. Now listed as “endangered” on the International Union for Conservation ... -
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 ...