The Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve in Surigao del Norte is "headed for bigger things' as it vies for a global recognition, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) said. Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve (Photo courtesy of CCC) The mangrove reserve site was officially nominated for inclusion to the Ramsar...
• Mangrove, giant bamboo and bitaog trees play an important role in recuding flooding. • Wind and swell waves lose energy and height when they pass through mangrove forests because the aerial tangled roots and branches act as physical barriers • The roots of a giant bamboo absorb excess water...
Photo by Wolfmann from Wikimedia Commons . There is this rare phenomenon wherein seeds germinate while they are still enclosed in or attached to their parent fruit. The result may look unpleasant in some instances. A tomato fruit going through this may appear as if shoots are growing from inside...
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of life—from health and livelihood to education, mobility, food systems, and many more. Society, however, became more inattentive to environmental and climate-related issues. To bring the focus back to addressing the intersectional problems we...
DIRECTOR Anton Juan shooting a scene in the international film ‘Amon Banwa sa Lawod’ at the mangrove island of Suyac in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. (Photo courtesy of the Sagay City PIO and Tourism Office) BACOLOD CITY – The mangrove island of Suyac in Barangay Tabaao, Sagay City, Negros...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will explore the potential of mangrove sequestration in managing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in a bid to curb future impacts of climate change. Department of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi (File photo) The DOE said Wednesday, Dec. 1, that the move is in line with...
GET INTO THE MANGROOVE AXA Philippines invites customers to 'plant' seedlings via Emma app AXA Philippines, one of the country’s leading insurance companies, launched the promo, “Adopt a Mangrove Seedling,” to allow customers to give back and help raise mangroves with their registration on...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) planted over 500 mangrove propagules and conducted simultaneous coastal clean-up drives in Cagayan, Aurora, and Batanes last Saturday, Aug. 28. ​​Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) planted over 500 mangrove propagules in Cagayan, Aurora, and...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) planted over 800 mangrove propagules and collected at least 1,000 kilograms of garbage in Tagum City, Davao del Norte as part of the observance of the World Mangrove Day on Monday, July 26. Personnel of PCG District Southeastern Mindanao planted the mangrove...
Some 1,000 mangrove trees were planted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Macabebe, Pampanga to mark this year's observance of the National Disaster Resilience Month. (Photo from DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda Facebook Page) DENR Undersecretary Benny D. Antiporda...
NGCP’s CSR initiatives continue to gain recognition as its mangrove project at Brgy. Kulasihan, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte has been transformed into an ecotourism site and declared a protected area through a Sangguniang Bayan Resolution. In partnership with the Lanao Aquatic Marine Fisheries...
Commercial mucopolysaccharides B-glucan and mannan oligosaccharide or MOS may soon be replaced as crustacean feed additives as the country’s researchers are looking into the possibility of replacing them with crustacean feeds with banana peels (Musa acuminata), water hyacinth leaves (Eichhornia...
