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Phl to host meet on protecting dugong
Continuing its efforts to protect the sea cow from the threat of extinction, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR) will host a two- day conference with representatives from 21 countries next week. The ...
- February 17, 2013
NSO conducts agro-fisheries census
The National Statistics Office (NSO) is conducting the 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF), the sixth in a series of decennial agriculture census and the fifth in the decennial census of fisheries in the country. ...
- March 5, 2013
Shelter from the storm: Coastal greenbelts of mangroves and beach forests
A school module published in 2009 — the Mangrove Resource and Instruction for Elementary Grades — already differentiated storm surges from tsunamis. Funded by P1 million from my Pew Fellowship grant to cover module writing, ...
- December 19, 2013
National Geographic host interested in Phl crocodiles
National Geographic Channels host and reptile expert Brady Barr said that the Philippines is a "special place for crocodiles and expressed interest in doing an investigation about Philippine wildlife, particularly its ...
- June 15, 2013
BFAR Administrative, Circular No. 248, Series of 2013, Subject: Size regulation for sea cucumber collection and trade
Whereas, the alarming rate of the sea cucumber exploitation for the meat trade, the recent discovery of their potential medical and pharmaceutical applications and the recognition of their ecological importance became ...
- December 4, 2013
Greenpeace pushes ocean preservation
Environmentalists led by Greenpeace urged the Aquino government to enact and enforce stronger policies for the preservation of the country’s oceans. This developed as World Ocean Day was observed yesterday. The event is a ...
- June 9, 2013
Manila begins legal proceedings over South China Sea claims
On January 22, the Philippines fired a legal shot across China’s bow with Secretary of State Albert del Rosario’s announcement that Manila had submitted a motion to the United Nations requesting that China’s South China ...
- February 2, 2013
'Be nice to sharks'
The most recent shows that globally, on average, 38 million sharks are traded annually for their fins. Although some international fisheries organizations have banned shark fining, regulating trade of shark fins and other ...
- March 10, 2013
Agri sector grows 1.44%
The agriculture sector grew 1.44 percent in the first semester of the year grossing at P697.2 billion at current prices, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced yesterday. Growth in the first half of the year was ...
- August 8, 2013
PHLPost issues first triangle stamps
The Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) has issued its first ever triangle-shaped stamps featuring eight marine species found in the country. According to PHLPost, the issuance of the Philippine Marine Biodiversity Stamp was ...
- August 5, 2013