Lea Salonga has earned some of the entertainment industry 's highest honors, from a Tony Award to a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She can now add a distinction from an entirely different field after botanists named a newly discovered flowering plant in her honor. The species, "Begonia...
The University of the Philippines (UP) on Monday, July 20, called for justice in the killing of American marine biologist Kent Carpenter, who served as an expert witness and scientific adviser to the Philippines in its arbitration case against China over the West Philippine Sea. In a statement, the...
A newly discovered species of helmet orchid found in the mossy forests of Mount Apo has been assessed as critically endangered after researchers documented only 10 mature individuals from a single known site, according to a newly published study. The species, Corybas apoensis, was formally...
A bird that can soar above the forest canopy and dominate the skies is fighting for survival on the ground. The Philippine eagle, the country 's national bird and one of the world 's rarest raptors, remains critically endangered, threatened by habitat loss, deforestation, and other human...
Every June 22, the world observes World Rainforest Day, a global call to protect one of the planet’s most important ecosystems. Established by Rainforest Partnership in 2017, the annual observance serves as a reminder that rainforests are critical to biodiversity conservation, climate regulation,...
Ten years after the Philippines’ landmark arbitral victory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), French and Philippine officials said a new global treaty on marine biodiversity could further bolster the rules-based international order and strengthen protections for the region’s fragile marine...
Bulbophyllum placochilum J.J. Verm., a rare orchid species once believed to be extinct and previously known only from Borneo, has now been confirmed to occur in the Philippines, marking a significant expansion of its known geographic range. In a recently published study, researchers documented...
MORONG, Bataan — Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower), through private limited partnership GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co. (GNPD), concluded its three-year sea turtle or pawikan protection and conservation program, SagiPaWeCan, in Sitio Fuerte, Barangay Poblacion, Morong, Bataan, with a hatchling...
A shepherd of soil and seas, Josefa Tauli, 29, grew up in the greenery-rich Cordillera alongside brave and wise women who molded the leader she is today. Indigenous Peoples (IPs), she said, have governed, managed, sustainably used, and conserved their territories for millennia. As an...
President Marcos has urged the developers working on the completion of the Upper Wawa Dam to continue collaborating with the government in prioritizing watershed protection and reforestation. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) While Marcos recognized the progress that has...
TACLOBAN CITY – To cultivate a sense of appreciation and proactive involvement in nature and marine conservation among the youth, the Local Youth Development Office of Palompon town in Leyte province has tapped children to experience the Nature and Marine Biodiversity Walk as part of the...
Ornithologist Francesca Rossi shows a female Papilio lowi chrysalis, at a butterfly nursery rack at the greenhouse of the Museo delle Scienze (MUSE), a science museum in Trento, Italy, Monday, May 6, 2024. The Butterfly Forest was created to bring public awareness to some of the research that MUSE...
