Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "mangrove conservation"
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1st Mangrove Congress on Research & Development set
(The Philippine Star,November 25, 2012 , on page B-12)The 1st ASEAN Mangrove Congress on Research and Development unfold on Dec. 3-7, at the Century Park Hotel, Manila with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB) ... -
'Agri-nipa-aquaculture' technology developed
(The Philippine Star,November 17, 2002 , on page 1)Here's a new technology that can prove viable and profitable for people in coastal areas. Called "Agri-nipa-aquaculture technology," it combines nipa (and palm) and agricultural crops with fish production, variations of ... -
Asia's natural shield against tsunamis disappearing
(The Philippine Star,January 23, 2005 , on page 2)Asia's mangrove areas, the region's vital frontline shield against tidal waves and tsunamis, are gradually but consistently disappearing. What were once lush mangrove swamps have been obliterated to give way to the ... -
BFAR pushes nationwide mangrove planting
(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 calls for mangrove, bamboo planting
(The Philippine Star,November 19, 2016 , on page 3)Environment Secretary Gina Lopez has called for the country to undertake massive planting of mangroves and bamboo to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change. In a statement delivered at the Climate Change Conference ... -
Disappearing mangrove forests cost RP P3B a year in lost forest, fish products
(The Philippine Star,November 14, 1993 , on page 22)Vital mangrove areas in the Philippines have shrunk to less than one per cent of its area in 1920. The loss could be worth as much as $3 billion. The country was among 30 countries with the largest mangrove areas in the ... -
Ecotourism site to rise in MM
(The Philippine Star,March 4, 2017 , on page 5)Sen. Cynthia Villar made this declaration Thursday, as project proponents have already withdrawn to pave the way for the full development of the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat Eco-tourism Areas (LPPCHEA). Earlier, ... -
From mountain to the sea: PTT turns to mangroves with "BakaJuan" CSR project
(The Philippine Star,March 28, 2014 , on page 14)rom business to community service, PTT Philippines Corporation (PTTPC) is living up to its commitment to help build and develop a better society through corporate social responsibility projects on education, environment ... -
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, 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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Philippine beach forests
(The Philippine Star,December 1, 2012 , on page B-7)Beach Forest Species and Mangrove Associates in the Philippines is the latest contribution of the tandem of Jurgenne Primavera and Rex Sadaba who eight years earlier published the highly acclaimed Handbook of the Mangroves ... -
Plant mangroves, not cancerous fake sand
(The Philippine Star,September 11, 2020 , on page 9)Plant mangroves on the entire 190-kilometer coastline of Manila Bay. That will rehab the murky waters not cancerous artificial white sand on a half-kilometer seafront along Roxas Boulevard, Manila. Alibis for the government’s ...