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Killing watersheds, killing life
The simplest, most graphic and perhaps the most eloquent argument against open pit mining is found, not in the voluminous academic dissertations where arguments encompass the spectrum from bludgeoned biodiversity and ravaged ...
- March 14, 2017
Scientists alarmed over China island in disputed sea
Concern is mounting among some scientists that China’s reclamation work in the disputed Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea has done severe harm to one of the most important coral reef systems in Southeast Asia. ...
- July 7, 2015
Vetiver 'miracle grass' has wide variety of uses
With the devastation from recent storms, typhoons and heavy monsoon rains, climate change has become a great concern in the country. Flooding and landslides have prompted both government and private sector to search for ...
- August 15, 2013
LG Commemorates World Environment Day 2018 with a Global Clean-up Initiative
Celebrated every year on June 5, World Environment Day, hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), promotes positive eco-action, and creates ideal opportunities for individuals and communities to understand ...
- June 13, 2018
Nestlé Philippines joins World Oceans Day clean-ups
Hundreds of Nestlé Philippines employees from different work sites joined their colleagues in over 30 countries, participating in the clean-up of coastlines and waterways, in celebration of World Oceans Day under the ...
- July 3, 2019
Smart targets 1.5 M trees planted by 2010
SMART Communications, Inc. (Smart) is close to hitting its target of planting over 1.5 million seedlings and mangrove propagules under a three-year tree planting agreement inked in 2008 with parent company Philippine Long ...
- August 26, 2010
Aquino's tack with China made sea dispute worse: Palace
The Duterte government prefers to deal with China on a conciliatory and friendly manner with regards to the territorial dispute in the South China Sea because of the Aquino administration's confrontational approach resulted ...
- July 23, 2018
Mangroves not best buffer vs storm surges
Mangroves hit by strong typhoons are slow to recover, something to think about in the rush to rehabilitate shorelines as a buffer against storm surges. a study before and after a strong typhoon hits mangrove forests has ...
- May 15, 2015
Consumer good makers lead fight against plastic pollution
The International Coastal Cleanup 2018 has mobilized various companies and organizations in the shared advocacy of cleanup of bodies of water while fostering awareness on the global issue of marine debris. The Philippines ...
- October 12, 2018
DENR boosts marine protection
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently launched a five-year conservation initiative to boost efforts of protecting marine key biodiversity areas (MKBAs) in the country. The project - Strengthening ...
- June 1, 2015