Browsing Panay News by Subject "mangrove restoration"

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    • Beach forest launched 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, April 7, 2014, on page 2-32)
      The town of Tigbauan has been chosen as pilot area of the provincial government's beach forest program. The project aims to restore mangrove areas to migrate the adverse effects of climate change. The project covers 10 ...

    • Capitol seeks to plant 10T mangroves today 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, May 19, 2018, on page 3-14)
      The provincial government hopes to plant 10,000 mangrove propagules today in the municipalities of Leganes and Dumangas. Some 5,000 mangrove propagules are being targeted for planting in Barangay Bigke, Leganes and another ...

    • Conservation efforts focus on coastlines in N. Haiti 

      Associated Press (AP) (Panay News, June 9, 2015, on page 14)
      Only little fish are pulled from the coastal waters off Haiti. Over the decades, impoverished Haiti has gained a reputation as an environmental wasteland. The country has only about 2 to 3 percent of its original forest ...

    • DPWH plants 5,500 mangroves 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, July 10, 2017, on page 12)
      Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) City Engineering District on Friday planted about 5,500 mangrove seedlings in a riverbank in Purok Magsungay, Barangay Singcang-Airport. The activity is supported by the office ...

    • Dumangas mangroves buffer for storm surges 

      (Panay News, June 7, 2015, on page 3)
      When fully grown, mangroves lining the coastal area of Dumangas town will serve as buffer for extreme weather disturbances such as storm surges and tidal waves. The mangroves were planted on Friday, June 5, World Environment ...

    • Dumangas town fights climate change head-on 

      (Panay News, June 15, 2015, on page 4-35)
      The coastal town of Dumangas in northern Iloilo is vulnerable to the effects of climate change such as storm surges and tidal waves. Thus, mangrove reforestation is a priority of the local government, said Mayor Rolando ...

    • German agency helps small Negros fishers 

      (Panay News, July 24, 2016, on page 14)
      In collaboration with the Johanniter, a German humanitarian agency, the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) -Negros Office provided livelihood assistance to three small fishers' organization in northern Negros. ...

    • Iloilo artists paint Ajuy mangroves 

      PN (Panay News, June 2, 2010, on page B9)
      Some 30 Ilonggo artists brought canvases, paints, brushes and other paraphernalia to Ajuy, Iloilo to paint the mangroves of Pedada Bay recently. The Bay has 90 hectares of mangroves dominated by the species pagatpat ...

    • Iloilo City Oil Spill: Families return home safely | Relief ops, cleanup full speed ahead 

      PN (Panay News, July 21, 2020, on page 1-14)
      All 308 families that were displaced by the recent oil spill have returned home safely, with AC Energy Philippines keeping its promise to do everything it could to mitigate the societal and environmental impacts of the ...

    • Mangrove conservation, rehabilitation gab held 

      Pelayo, Edwin C. (Panay News, August 20, 2005, on page 6)
      A three-day seminar on Mangrove Conservation and Rehabilitation was recently held at the Sampaguita Garden Resort in New Washington town Aklan. The activity, which wrapped up yesterday, aims to promote people's awareness ...

    • Mangrove cutting in Oton slammed 

      Melliza, Pet (Panay News, November 19, 1999, on page 2-14)
      One of southern Iloilo's last mangrove stands if gone, courtesy of a "developer" and a set of public officials in stupor. And a scientist at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) based in Tigbauan tow, ...

    • Mangrove eco-park a pride of Leganes 

      Umahag, Yla (Panay News, December 12, 2015, on page 1-15)
      "KATUNGGAN" is Cebuano for mangrove. Often taken for granted by casual observers, mangroves provide a habitat for animals and plants of various species. Their rotten leaves and decaying roots serve as food for fishes, ...

    • 'Mangroves good for coastal villages': Int'l Day of Forests marked 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Iloilo; PN (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 ...

    • Nearly 3T ha. of mangrove plantations up for rehab 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) (Panay News, July 10, 2015, on page 9)
      The Department of Environment and Natrual Resources (DENR) targets to develop and rehabilitate almost 3,000 hectares (ha.) of mangrove plantations and beach forests in Western Visayas. Through the Mangrove and Forest ...

    • Sagay holds training for better mangrove protection 

      PIA (Panay News, April 6, 2015, on page B3-B5)
      Mangrove protectors who are members of the Suyac Island Eco-Tourism Association (SIETAS) and Mangrove Warriors of Barangay Old Sagay trained on Basic MAngrove Taxonomy, biodiversity, climate change and eco-tourism. The ...

    • Save our oceans 

      (Panay News, May 19, 2018, on page 8)
      Oceans have absorbed about a third of global carbon dioxide emissions, causing acidification. This has also resulted in coral bleaching. Ocean acidification is causing irreversible damage to coral reefs. With global warming ...

    • SEAFDEC bats for mangrove conservation 

      Espartero, Ulysses (Panay News, July 14, 2005, on page 6)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is taking bold steps to facilitate mangrove reforestation and rehabilitation through local governance. Dr. J.H. Primavera, Senior Aquaculture Specialist at the ...

    • Study: mangroves can lower carbon levels 

      (Panay News, July 21, 2016, on page 5-15)
      Mangroves are efficient in holding high carbon levels at bay, according to the United States Agency for International Development(USAID). The study determined the different types of mangroves present and estimated the ...

    • Typhoon - ravaged mangroves recover 

      PN; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (Panay News, March 29, 2016, on page 3-15)
      Iloilo-Mangrove and beach forests in Iloilo's coastal towns, ravaged by super typhoon "Yolanda" in 2013, have recovered and gotten stronger thru reforestation. A third party team validated the 86 percent reforestation ...

    • ‘Waste of time’: Algae cleanup in Boracay offers brief relief, scientist says 

      Cordero, Ian Paul (Panay News, April 29, 2018, on page 1-14)
      The daily removal of unwelcome green algae carpeting Boracay’s shores won’t do it, according to a marine biology expert at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV). “It is a waste of time. If the cause of water ...