Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "mangroves"
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Kiko pushes for protection of mangroves forests
(The Philippine Star,September 5, 2019 , on page B6)Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is pushing for protection of all mangrove forests, which will help provide forest products and sustain the fisheries industry. Pangilinan filed Senate Bill 239 seeking to establish Mangrove ... -
Mangrove conservation in Western Visayas
(The Philippine Star,February 17, 2014 , on page A29)Two environment groups from London and Germany are funding mangrove conservation projects in various local government units in Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental. These groups are the Zoological Society of London ... -
Mangrove farm to turn Baseco into tourist spot
(The Philippine Star,November 12, 2015 , on page 17)The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) and the ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya plan to set up a mangrove farm at the Baseco compound in Tondo, Manila and turn the slum area into a tourist spot. Gina Lopez, chairman of ... -
Mangrove planting activity in Bulacan launched
(The Philippine Star,July 30, 2020 , on page 7)A mangrove planting activity in a 10-hectare coastal area in Hagonoy has been launched. Emelita Lingat, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Bulacan provincial officer, said they provided technical ... -
Mangrove protection key to survival for Senegalese community
(The Philippine Star,November 10, 2016 , on page B-11)Pelicans, flamingos, monkeys and even hyenas are under threat in Senegal along with the livelihoods of the local people as thick clusters of mangroves are disappearing. And it seems that not even an ancestral spirit can ... -
Mangroves potential lab for antibiotics
(The Philippine Star,February 9, 2017 , on page B-9)Philippine mangrove ecosystems have abundant bacteria whose bioactive compounds can be used to produce powerful antibiotics, according to research conducted by the University of the Philippines in Los Baños (UPLB) and ... -
Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability
(The Philippine Star,July 26, 2007 , on page B-6-B-7)Aquaculture ranks as a phenomenal success story in global food production. In 1975, when I joined the SEAFDEC/AQD, aquaculture contributed 8% to the overall yield of the world's fish harvest; now it provides more than ... -
Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability
(The Philippine Star,August 2, 2007 , on page B-6-B-7)My earliest training was in zoology, and when I began studying the taxonomy of mangroves, I found the diversity of these habitats challenging. On a trip to the Mai Po, Hong Kong, mangroves in 1993, experts from Thailand ... -
Mapping system detects blue carbon on coasts
(The Philippine Star,June 27, 2019 , on page B5)Harnessing the power of satellite and laser mapping images, researchers from the University of the Philippines-Diliman have developed a web community-based tool to assess the presence of blue carbon in coastal areas. The ... -
Marine experts bat for hike in fishpond rentals to save mangroves
(The Philippine Star,March 13, 1994 , on page 17)To conserve endangered mangrove areas, aquaculture experts have proposed the raising of fishpond rentals by 1,000 to 6,000 per cent. Fees should be raised to reflect the true value of mangrove habitats, said Efren Ed. ... -
'Metro Cebu wildlife sanctuary threatened by urbanization'
(The Philippine Star,November 9, 2017 , on page B6)Metro Cebu’s Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary (OIWS) continues to be threatened by urbanization. The Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary is a 5,800-hectare expanse in Metro Cebu that encompasses inter-tidal flat lands, ... -
Mindoro mangroves offer protection, promote eco-tourism
(The Philippine Star,March 20, 2014 , on page B-5)The coastal barangay of Silonay in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro has been living under the constant threat of storm surges for decades because of its location. While situated within the center of the Coral Triangle known ... -
MOA to protect El Nido signed
(The Philippine Star,April 4, 2018 , on page 14)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the local government of El Nido in Palawan recently signed an agreement to protect natural resources on the island. Alexander Mancio of the El Nido-Taytay ... -
MPIC's Shore It Up concludes 7th successful run: gathers biggest contingent of divers in Mindanao for underwater cleanup
(The Philippine Star,July 20, 2015 , on page B-11)Shore It Up, the flagship environmental sustainability program of the Metro Pacific Investment Corporation (MPIC) and members of the MVP Group of Companies, recently concluded its seventh and most successful run in Surigao ... -
Mud crab production in mangrove areas feasible
(The Philippine Star,March 9, 2003 , on page 1)It is feasible and economically viable to integrate mud crab (alimango) aquaculture within natural mangroves. Attesting to this are results of a study by Eduard Rodriguez and Avelino Triño of the government-hosted Southeast ... -
The Netherlands can help clean up Manila Bay
(The Philippine Star,October 11, 2018 , on page 9-12)Actually one of the things that all the communities living around Manila Bay can do is come up with a Garbage Trap at the mouth of all the rivers and creeks facing the Manila Bay. Of course the best way to clean up Manila ... -
Offering and deity
(The Philippine Star,April 5, 2010 , on page E-4)On a rare occasion, a scientist and an artist come together. Dr. Jurgenne Primavera and PG Zoluaga, both Iloilo-based, comprise one of the pairs of women environmentalists and male artists brought together by Norma Liongoren ... -
Oil spill from Iloilo power barge probed
(The Philippine Star,July 6, 2020 , on page 12)A third party has been tapped to investigate an oil spill from one of the power barges of AC Energy Inc. in Iloilo City. In a statement released over the weekend, the power firm said it is investigating the spill that ... -
Oil spill: 5,185 hectares of marine habitat affected
(The Philippine Star,March 30, 2023 , on page 8)The oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress has affected up to 5,185 hectares of corals, seagrass and mangroves in Oriental Mindoro and Western Visayas. In a situational report released yesterday, the Department of ... -
Palawan coastal towns commit to stop overfishing
(The Philippine Star,April 17, 2016 , on page B-2)Fishermen in 11 coastal towns in the Calamian Islands in Palawan have unanimously expressed support for the declaration of monthly closed periods for rabbitfish fishing to protect the growing populations of the species. ...