Reg'l cooperation key to Coral Triangle protection - Cimatu
Excerpt
Environment secretary Roy Cimatu has called for strengthening of regional cooperation to protect the Coral Triangle and its marine resources from the devastating effects of climate change. Cimatu made the call during the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CIT-CFF) in Makati City on Friday. According to the environment chief, regional cooperation has never been more important in the context of the immense challenges the Philippines and five other nations face from climate change, which is the single greatest threat to the coral-rich region.
Citation
Reg'l cooperation key to Coral Triangle protection - Cimatu. (2018, December 15). Panay News, p. B8.
Associated content
Online versionSubject
Conferences; Climatic changes; Biodiversity; Environmental protection; Biodiversity; Marine resources; Coastal zone management; Food security; Sustainability; Coral reefs; Tropical fish; Mangroves; Sea grass; Cimatu, Roy; Philippines; Indonesia; Malaysia; Papua New Guinea; Solomon Islands; East Timor; Coral Triangle
Collections
- Panay News [1635]