Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "deforestation"

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    • Kiko pushes for protection of mangroves forests 

      Felipe, Cecille Suerte (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 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 ...

    • MWSS calls for watershed protection 

      Simeon, Maureen Louise (The Philippine Star, August 20, 2018, on page B3)
      The Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage System (MWSS) urged for sustainable integrated watershed management program following the recent increase in the turbidity level of raw water in Ipo Dam which affected supply in several ...

    • Save Laguna de Bay 

      De Guzman, Sara Soliven (The Philippine Star, May 28, 2018, on page 12)
      Laguna de Bay is the largest lake in the Philippines and third largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. It is surrounded by the provinces of Laguna and Rizal, and also Metro Manila (Pasig, Taguig and Muntinlupa). It is ...

    • 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 ...

    • Young eco game changers preserve Taytay's mangroves 

      Salonoy, Dana (The Philippine Star, November 2, 2015, on page A-24)
      Mangrove deforestation is a big problem in many villages in Taytay, Palawan, where residents wantonly use mangroves as firewood and furniture material. But where the local government was ill-equipped to deal with the issue, ...