Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "mangrove swamps"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
PCG, DENR probing Batangas oil spill
(The Philippine Star,July 7, 2010 , on page A-21)The Philippine Coast (PCG) is investigating who should be held accountable for the discharge of bunker fuel that has affected a mangrove area in Calatagan, Batangas since Sunday. PCG commandant Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo ... -
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 ...