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An amazing walk in a Mangrove park
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 ...
- July 24, 2010
Calatagan-where natural reefs thrive along with artificial ones
With my drive buddies Ramon and Dennis Nakpil, and with guest diver and friend Ed Hontiveros, I drove to Calatagan recently for a dive excursion. After an easy 2 ½-hour drive, we reached this town in Batangas, whose name ...
- June 6, 2010
Mangroves bring life back to a deserted shore
Coastal residents of Barangay Cagsao here lost their homes to a storm surge spawned by Typhoon “Loleng” (international name: Babs), which swept through the towns fringing San Miguel Bay. Twelve years after, the shore which ...
- June 15, 2010
Bani folk keep mangrove forest alive
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 ...
- September 8, 2010
Plant mangroves yes, but follow scientific guidelines
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) ...
- March 2, 2010
285 pairs wed, plant mangrove sampling
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 ...
- February 15, 2010