SAN MARIANO, Isabela – The critically small population of the Philippine crocodiles is likely to grow following the establishment of the Philippine Crocodile Conservation Center (PCCC) inside the Isabela State University campus in San Mariano. The Philippine Crocodile Conservation Center in San...
BAGUIO CITY – A P15-million grant from the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA) for the development of a Conservation Management Plan (CMP) will be turned over to the city government to ensure the conservation of the Dominican Hill Retreat House, formerly known as Diplomat...
A common lament nowadays is that young people don’t want to go into agriculture because there is no money in it. Daniel Jason “Kumafor” Maches and Ricky Lacbongan, both 24, from Barlig, Mountain Province are out to prove both sentiments wrong. Maches and Lacbongan, both of the I-Lias tribe,...
‘ Para sa Ina : Rust-to-Art’ exhibit runs until April A year after the launch of its online petition against the construction of a 31-story condominium behind it, the San Sebastian Basilica Conservation and Development Foundation continues its mission to save and protect the Basílica Menor de...
Ericsson, PLDT Inc. and its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. are using technology and advanced machine learning solutions for protected areas in Sasmuan, Pampanga. The three signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to conserve a 405-hectare mangrove wetland in the area, a vital habitat to...
The possibility of using “lapnis” fibers for paper conservation is now being explored by the Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI). (The lapnis handmade paper is being tested on damaged paper artifacts. Image courtesy of DOST)...
Thousands of people are calling on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to stop cutting trees in the mountains of Davao City in a bid to secure the community's lifeblood, save a Philippine eagle nesting territory and save water, air and biocultural sanctuary in the area. In an...
The United States (US) government has established an P800-million five-year program to fund various environmental efforts by civil society groups in the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) These target projects include biodiversity conservation, wildlife protection,...
A crucial need for heritage structures and sites Preventive Maintenance Towards DRR “Preventive maintenance is the simplest and most basic conservation approach for built heritage,” says Jeffrey “Foom” Cobilla, architect and Escuela Taller’s head of Project Development and Management for...
Environmental group Tanggol Kalikasan has urged the 18th Congress to immediately amend the Republic Act (RA) 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act of 2001 for much effective and stronger implementation. In a statement, Tanggol Kalikasan Executive Director Ma. Ronely...
A study found that, among other things, overfarming and pesticide use are major threats to the world’s key crops that are necessary to food security. Some of the globally important crops that are in danger of extinction include potatoes, avocados, and vanilla. Among the mentioned crops,...
By JENNA V. GENIO Philippine Taxonomic Initiative (PTI) has identified a new plant species, Amorphophallus minimus , in Nueva Ecija and its description is now published in the peer-reviewed Nordic Journal of Botany as of September 1, 2021. Plants from the genus Amorphophallus are commonly known as...
