Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "mangroves"
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12 groups buck P14-B Manila Bay reclamation project
(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 ... -
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 ... -
Barriers to disaster
(The Philippine Star,August 3, 2014 , on page 16)Filipinos were mostly unfamiliar with storm surges, until one struck the bay area of Manila in September 2011. The force of the surge, with waves as high as 20 feet, destroyed hotel fronts and Manila’s Baywalk, and submerged ... -
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 ... -
'Bulacan airport to displace fisherfolk'
(The Philippine Star,July 10, 2019 , on page 15)At least 700 fisherfolk and coastal families will be displaced with the construction of a P700-billion airport project in Bulakan, Bulacan, according to fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas. ... -
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 ... -
DENR plants mangrove in Central Luzon wetlands
(The Philippine Star,February 23, 2022 , on page 10)More than 1,000 mangrove propagules were planted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and its partner agencies and companies in various areas in Central Luzon. -
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 ... -
DOST, schools, local gov’t set up mangrove crab hatcheries
(The Philippine Star,May 17, 2018 , on page B5)The program was started by PCAARRD, AQD and the University of the Philippines-Visayas in 2012 to establish the first mangrove crab hatchery in the SEAFDEC in Iloilo in an effort to increase the availability of seedstock ... -
Earth Day enjoins Filipinos to combat climate change
(The Philippine Star,April 22, 2021 , on page 1)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) chief added: “Amid the pandemic, the department has been actively doing its part on reforestation, river and coastal cleanups, biodiversity conservation and solid ... -
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, ... -
Fishery experts map out ways to protect aquaculture industry
(The Philippine Star,March 15, 1999 , on page 17)About a hundred aquaculture scientists, environmentalists and other fishery experts from Southeast Asia and other parts of the World met here recently and mapped out measures to counter threats to the aquaculture industry ... -
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 ... -
Gov't should enforce law on reclamation - Oceana
(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 ... -
Iloilo
(The Philippine Star,October 21, 2001 , on page 14)Nine nationals of as many Southeast Asian countries completed recently and intensive training course on mangrove-shrimp culture systems conducted in Tigbauan town. The course was conducted by the Southeast Asian Fisheries ... -
Iloilo
(The Philippine Star,January 28, 2001 , on page 25)A mangrove-friendly shrimp culture project is now being implemented by a government-hosted Southeast Asian venter based in Tigbauan town. A project is part of the Msngrove-Friendly Development Program being undertaken by ... -
Iloilo gets P30-M agri loan fund
(The Philippine Star,September 10, 2017 , on page B3)The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated a P30 million loan fund for two towns in Iloilo to help improve the country’s lending for the agriculture sector. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol said the department ... -
Int's confab tackles problems of RP shrimp industry
(The Philippine Star,June 23, 1996 , on page 23)The local shrimp industry, despite disease and marketing problems currently plaguing it, is not dead as some doomsayers think. Solutions are earnestly being worked out to reinvigorate the industry, it was reported during ...