Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "reefs"
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Cash offered for Great Barrier Reef rescue ideas
(BusinessWorld,January 17, 2018 , on page S1/8)Australia is calling on the world's top scientific minds to help save the Great Barrier Reef, offering hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund research into protecting the world's largest living structure. The UNESCO World ... -
Chinese clam-harvesting in disputed waters seen anew, US think tank says
(BusinessWorld,May 22, 2019 , on page S1/10)China has deployed anew clam-harvesting fleets to the South China Sea in the last six months, including in Scarborough Shoal, according to American-based think-tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI). “These ... -
Climate change puts Australian reef on 'knife edge'
(BusinessWorld,March 26, 2010 , on page S3/8)The world's southernmost coral reef is on a "knife-edge" after warmer seas blamed on climate change bleached large parts of it for the first time, an Australian scientist warned on Wednesday. Peter Harrison, who has been ... -
Duterte told to seize China assets for reef damage in waterway
(BusinessWorld,June 9, 2020 , on page S1/10)The Philippines should seize China-owned assets in the country as payment for reef damage caused by its island-building activities in the South China Sea, a former top diplomat said on Monday. “Philippine authorities have ... -
Great Barrier Reef should be listed as ‘in danger,’ says UNESCO committee
(BusinessWorld,June 23, 2021 , on page S1/9)The Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of “in danger” World Heritage Sites, a UN committee recommended on Tuesday, prompting an angry response from Australia which said it had been blindsided by the move and ... -
Great Barrier Reef will die without climate action
(BusinessWorld,April 15, 2019 , on page S2/7)Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef will die unless radical climate action is taken, including phasing out coal-fueled power, the Sydney Morning Herald reported, citing a report by a government agency. The reef will ... -
Live coral cover in parts of Manila Bay gives hope for restoration
(BusinessWorld,April 30, 2019 , on page S1/10)Live coral cover found within the waters of Manila Bay buoyed hopes that the heavily polluted waters could still be restored to its pristine condition, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced ... -
Philippines expresses concern about China ships moored at reef
(BusinessWorld,March 22, 2021 , on page S1/10)The Philippine government said it was concerned that more than 200 Chinese militia vessels had been moored at a Philippine-claimed reef in the South China Sea. The Chinese vessels massed at Whitsun Reef showed no actual ... -
Philippines protests China’s creation of two new districts
(BusinessWorld,May 1, 2020 , on page S1/9)The Philippines on Thursday protested China’s creation of two new districts in the South China Sea because these are supposedly part of Philippine territory and sea zones. “The Philippine government strongly protests the ... -
Protecting the Coral Triangle a top priority
(BusinessWorld,January 20, 2010 , on page S1/1-S1/3)Protecting the biodiversity-rich Coral Triangle needs the combined efforts of the government and private sector, and should be a top priority if the region wants to sustain the area's vast fishery resource, experts yesterday ... -
Senator wants to stop China’s island-building activities at sea
(BusinessWorld,April 28, 2020 , on page S1/9)A Philippine senator on Monday filed a resolution seeking legal and diplomatic approaches to force China to stop its “destructive” reclamation activities in the South China Sea. Senator Risa N. Hontiveros-Baraquel also ... -
Senator wants to stop China’s island-building activities at sea
(BusinessWorld,April 28, 2020 , on page S1/9)A Philippine senator on Monday filed a resolution seeking legal and diplomatic approaches to force China to stop its “destructive” reclamation activities in the South China Sea. Senator Risa N. Hontiveros-Baraquel also ... -
SMARTSeas PH Project aims to arrest marine resource degradation
(BusinessWorld,October 29, 2018 , on page S2/8)Small-scale fishermen, whose livelihoods depend mainly on municipal waters, require expanded fishing territory due to the continued degradation of the marine habitat, according to Vincent V. Hilomen, project manager of ... -
Sponges beat seaweed in battle for Florida reefs
(BusinessWorld,August 27, 2010 , on page S3/8)Giant barrel sponges that can live for thousands of years have proliferated in the waters around the Florida Keys, the apparent winner in a recent battle for dominance among corals, seaweed and sponges. That’s a good thing, ... -
Storms to starfish: Great Barrier Reefs faces rapid coral loss
(BusinessWorld,October 5, 2012 , on page S3/9)The world's largest coral reef - under threat from Australia's surging coal and gas shipments, climate change and a destructive starfish - is declining faster than ever and coral cover could fall to just 5% in the next ... -
SunScreen ingredient is toxic to coral, killing off reefs
(BusinessWorld,October 23, 2015 , on page S2/4)A common ingredient found in sunscreen is toxic to coral and contributing to the decline of reefs around the world, according to new research published on Tuesday. Oxybenzone, a UV-filtering chemical compound found in 3,500 ...