Browsing Panay News by Subject "biodiversity"
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400 juveniles fishes released into Iloilo River
(Panay News,January 18, 2021 , on page 3-14)More than 400 juvenile fishes were dispersed to the Iloilo River by the Office of the City Agriculturist recently. These included managat, danggit and lapu-lapu, among others. A total of 20,000 fishes had been restocked ... -
APEC adopts Philippine initiative on food security
(Manila Bulletin,October 7, 2015 , on page 15)The 21 member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have adopted the Philippine initiative addressing food security by highlighting the protection of marine resources. "These are concrete and feasible ... -
Bangrus
(Panay News,October 8, 2018 , on page 11-14)Mahapos nga indi pagsapakon ang bangrus kapin pa kon kita may pagapilian man. Masami nga ginarason kon ngaa ginasikway ang bangrus sang sa tamudios ang kabukog sini nga isda kag kinahanglan nga himbisan. Apang bisan sina, ... -
'Biodiversity for food seacurity' conserves coastal, ocean resources
(Panay News,June 3, 2016 , on page C4)The oceans, seas and coastal areas contain bounties of aquatic resources that feed mankind and animals.These areas are also sources of organic ingredients used in medicines that have cured deadly diseases. For thousands ... -
Boracay water sports activities to resume this December – Cimatu
(Panay News,October 15, 2018 , on page B1)Regular operation of water sports activities in Boracay Island will resume by the first week of December, Environment secretary Roy Cimatu said. In an interview, Cimatu said the suspension of water sports activities is ... -
City mangroves can ease climate change
(Panay News,October 9, 2016 , on page 2-15)The study, “Species Diversity, Above and Below Ground Biomass, and Carbon Stock Assessments of Selected Mangrove Forests in Iloilo City, Philippines” by Dr. Resurreccion Sadaba and Allen Grace Niego of the University of ... -
Closed Season
(Panay News,November 21, 2016 , on page 14-14)Feom Nov. 15, 2016 to Feb. 15, 2017 it is prohibited to catch sardines, herrings and mackerels in the Visayan Sea – a rich fishing ground bordered by the islands of Panay, Negros, Cebu, and Masbate. The annual closed season ... -
Country's first shark, ray sanctuary established
(Panay News,July 8, 2015 , on page 6)The Cebu provincial government strengthened its commitment to protect shark and ray species by establishing the country's first shark and ray sanctuary located off Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan town. This welcome ... -
DENR leads Boracay underwater cleanup
(Panay News,June 9, 2018 , on page 3)To mark Coral Triangle Day today, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 is conducting a coastal and underwater cleanup and crown of thorns starfish (COTS) collection competition in Boracay ... -
Ex-agri chief calls for creation of Department of Fisheries
(Panay News,May 1, 2019 , on page B3)Former Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Saturday proposed the creation of a Department of Fisheries that will be independent of the Department of Agriculture to give more attention to and support for the sustainable ... -
Food chain collapse predicted in oceans
(Panay News,October 14, 2015 , on page 8)The world's oceans are teeming with life, but rising carbon dioxide emissions could cause a collapse in the marine food chain from the top down, researchers in Australia said. Marine ecologists from the University of ... -
Global discourse on Blue Carbon solutions in East Asian Seas Congress in Iloilo City
(Panay News,November 16, 2018 , on page 10)Beyond the wide array of marine biodiversity and ecosystems, the East Asian region hosts the world’s largest coastal carbon stocks, which play a vital role in the global carbon cycle. Endowed with four million hectares of ... -
Greater action needed
(Panay News,June 5, 2018 , on page 8)Do you know that June 5 is World Environment Day? It is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of our environment and biodiversity conservation. We need to take greater ... -
High biodiversity of Apo Reef Natural Park
(Panay News,November 18, 2016 , on page -12)Expedition on the Apo Reef Natural Park last March showed greater reef biodiversity compared to previous surveys. The surveys were implemented by the University of the Philippines- Marine Science Institute through the ... -
Malaysia establishes biggest 1-million-hectare marine park
(Panay News,June 10, 2016 , on page B3-B14)Malaysia has just established the biggest marine protected area (MPA) in the country. The Tun Mustapha park (TMP) occupies 1m hectares (2.47m acres) of seascape off the northern tip of Sabah province in Borneo, a region ... -
'Mangroves good for coastal villages': Int'l Day of Forests marked
(Panay News,March 24, 2014 , on page 4)Planting mangroves in Brgy. Talisay, Barotac Nuevo town was the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) way of celebrating the international day of forests. Some 150 mangrove propagules were planted Friday ... -
'More climate action for Coral Triangle'
(Panay News,December 22, 2018 , on page B8-B6)The Philippines sees the need for more international climate action that will better protect the 6 million-square kilometer Coral Triangle, the marine area experts cited as center of marine biodiversity on Earth. Philippine ... -
NegOcc wetlands 7th Ramsar Site
(Panay News,October 18, 2016 , on page 8)The Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area has been certified the seventh Ramsar Site in the Philippines - and the first in Negros Island Region and Western Visayas. The 110-kilometer Bago-Ilog coastline ... -
New law to protect 97 PH 'critical areas'
(Panay News,July 5, 2018 , on page 13)A new law will strengthen the conservation of 97 ecologically “critical areas” in the country. Republic Act 11038, or the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018, was approved on June 22. “The ... -
'PH needs more marine reserves'
(Panay News,June 21, 2015 , on page 2-27)No-take marine reserves (NTMRs) are areas of the sea, usually with coral reefs -- but could include other coastal ecosystems such as mangroves and seagrasses -- that are fully protected from fishing. The area around MPAs ...