The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is eyeing an amendment of the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act in order to add more teeth against importation of animals that are harmful to local species as well as destruction of natural habitats of animals endemic in...
Senator Cynthia Villar is seeking to strengthen Philippine wildlife conservation and protection mechanisms even as the constant exploitation of wild fauna and their habitats has been raising the risk of zoonotic disease transmission. "There were studies suggesting that Covid-19 virus may have...
BACOLOD CITY – Six local government units (LGUs) on Negros Island urged communities to help protect the environment and conserve natural resources during the opening of the Mount Kanlaon Natural Park (MKNP) Festival Tuesday, August 9. BAGO City Mayor Nicholas Yulo (left) and La Castellana Mayor...
To raise awareness on the role of wetlands as the “cradle of biodiversity", Senator Cynthia Villar filed Senate Bill (SB) 124, or the National Wetlands Conservation Bill, during the opening of the 19th Congress this month. Speaking before the participants of the 8th Wetland Link International –...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has reclassified four caves in Luzon in a bid to ensure their proper management and conservation. Palale Cave (Photo courtesy of the DENR) From Class 1, the DENR's Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) said the Ganway Cave in Barangay...
An international council of marine conservation experts awarded the Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP) in Occidental Mindoro the prestigious Blue Park Award for exceptional marine wildlife conservation. The award was given at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, according to the...
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...
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...
