Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "Oceans"

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    • 'Sea of Life' conservation project launched 

      (BusinessWorld, August 14, 2018, on page S2/8)
      Vibrant, abundant and teeming with life, this is how most divers and marine conservationists would describe Philippine's oceans and marine life. The country's coral reef area is so biodiverse that it is considered as the ...

    • Solar LEDs to light tuna landing site in Camarines Sur 

      (BusinessWorld, May 20, 2015, on page S4/4)
      The Municipality of San Jose, Philips Electric and Lighting Inc. plus the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) signed a formal partnership to illuminate San Jose Port, a tuna landing site, using solar-powered LED ...

    • Study fins oil spills boost levels of arsenic in the ocean 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, July 9, 2010, on page S3/8)
      Oil spills can boost levels of arsenic in seawater by suppressing a natural filter mechanism on the sea bed, according to a study published on Friday in a specialist journal. The research was conducted in a laboratory ...

    • UN chief: save the oceans to avert 'global catastrophe' 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, June 16, 2017, on page S3/6)
      UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged countries to put aside national gain to save the oceans and avert a "global catastrophe" as he opened the first UN ocean conference. The five-day meeting is the first ...

    • US official says successful fishery talks crucial for WTO 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, February 10, 2020, on page S2/6)
      The United States said on Thursday it was pushing hard for the World Trade Organization to reach agreement on cutting fishing subsidies in coming months and viewed those talks as a test of whether the global body can still ...

    • World's nations meet in Paris to rescue ocean life this time 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, March 28, 2016, on page S1/7)
      It took a decade to get to the negotiating table, and it could easily take another to finish the job, but UN talks in New York to safeguard life in the high seas finally begin in earnest on Monday (March 28).