Browsing The News Today by Subject "environmental protection"

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    • A closer look at Fish World 

      SEAFDEC Asian Aquaculture (The News Today, July 6, 2001, on page 7)
      SEAFDEC Fish World is a museum-aquarium-ecopark being built by the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department at Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines, in response to the need for informal public education so necessary for responsible aquaculture ...

    • Crab culture with a conscience 

      (The News Today, May 17, 2005, on page 11-14)
      The rapid spread of aquaculture in recent decades has brought riches to some, ruin to many, exclusion to the poorest coastal dwellers, and environmental degradation. Scientists in the Philippines are adapting aquaculture ...

    • Ilonggo scientist featured by Time magazine 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (The News Today, October 3, 2008, on page 1-6)
      An Iloilo-based retired scientist and environmentalist have been featured by Time magazine for her work in helping protect the environment. Jurgenne Primavera, senior scientist at the Southeast Asian Fisheries and Development ...

    • New hatchery for sea cucumber at SEAFDEC 

      (The News Today, May 14, 2010, on page 7-6)
      At the price of $180 to 250 per kilogram (Php 12,000 per kg) of dried sea cucumber in the United States, sea cucumber are good bets for fish farmers wanting to find the new gold in aquaculture. This has driven South East ...

    • Probe up on destruction of mangroves plantation along Dungon Creek 

      Calubiran, Maricar M. (The News Today, September 14, 2009, on page 2-6)
      The subcontractor of the P50 million dredging of Dungon Creek inconsiderately uprooted four species of mangroves and 38 different species of nipa along the riverbanks of Bolilao, in Mandurriao. In the initial report of ...

    • ‘Wildlife protection to boost ecotourism, job creation’ 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, October 24, 2017, on page 12)
      Environment ministers and representatives from international organizations, the business sector and civil society also called for a global unified action to combat marine pollution during the COP. Chambers said marine ...