Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "Habitat"

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    • 12 groups buck P14-B Manila Bay reclamation project 

      Araneta, Sandy; Agcaoili, Lawrence (The Philippine Star, September 6, 2012, on page 13)
      Twelve cause-oriented groups representing fisherfolk, urban poor, church and health associations, environmental alliances and non-government organizations yesterday filed an urgent motion before the Supreme Court (SC) to ...

    • Aboitiz Cleanergy Park in Davao welcomes more than 100 new 'pawikan' hatchlings 

      (The Philippine Star, December 21, 2015, on page A-29)
      A total of 109 hawksbill sea turtle (pawikan) hatchlings were recently released at the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park in Punta Dumalag, Davao City, further ensuring the survival of the critically endangered species and strengthening ...

    • BFAR pushes nationwide mangrove planting 

      Viray, Raffy (The Philippine Star, October 23, 2012, on page A-19)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has announced the launching of its aquasilviculture project, a nationwide mangrove propagation scheme. Speaking before some 1,000 fishermen and non-government organizations ...

    • DENR: no forced evacuation of Boracay wetlands residents 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, May 30, 2018, on page 13)
      “We have to find a place for them... we will recover the wetlands because this is like the kidneys of the island. But before we ask them to leave the wetlands... we have to find a relocation site for them. This is one of ...

    • Expanded law on protected areas to be signed soon 

      Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, May 13, 2018, on page 10)
      At present, seven sites in the Philippines are designated as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites). These are the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area, Naujan Lake National Park, Puerto ...

    • Gov't should enforce law on reclamation - Oceana 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, March 28, 2019, on page B6)
      A conservation group last Tuesday urged the government to uphold and enforce the law in several reclamation projects submitted to the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) for process. “We are alarmed by the apparent ...

    • LGUs, Oceana beef up monitoring of municipal waters 

      (The Philippine Star, March 15, 2020, on page B4)
      International non-government organization Oceana and the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) have agreed to further strengthen the monitoring of municipal waters and protect them from illegal fishing. Oceana ...

    • Palawan coastal towns commit to stop overfishing 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (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. ...

    • Sneezing monkey, walking fish found in Himalayas 

      (The Philippine Star, October 7, 2015, on page A-21)
      A monkey that sneezes when it rains and a "walking" fish are among more than 200 species discovered in the fragile eastern Himalayas in recent years, according to conservation group World Wildlife Foundation(WWF). WWF has ...

    • StarScience: Saving Laguna de Bay 2 

      Zafaralla, Macrina Tamayo (The Philippine Star, February 9, 2017, on page B-9)
      Water quality here was found to be second best at 77 percent, a passing mark. All water quality indicators were at acceptable levels except phosphate (63 percent), and chlorophyll a (zero percent). The fisheries score was ...

    • Stolen mameng return to Tubbataha home 

      Bondoc, Jarius (The Philippine Star, March 23, 2007, on page 15)
      Government and private groups started this week to return to their natural habitat rare fish poached by Chinese last Christmas. One hundred-twenty napoleon wrasses, locally called mameng, gently were slipped back into the ...

    • Stronger law enforcement a boost to fish production 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, March 19, 2017, on page B4)
      The successful management and protection of Tañon Strait, the Philippines’ largest marine protected area, should be replicated in other fishing grounds nationwide, marine conservation group Oceana Philippines said. Oceania ...

    • Wetlands for our future 

      (The Philippine Star, February 1, 2015, on page B-4)
      Swamps, marshes, lagoons, deltas, and bogs - they are collectively known as wetlands. People see them yet fail to recognize their value. Many do not realize the fact that wetlands are an important ecosystem that supports ...