The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has found no reason to object to the decision of a local government unit (LGU) to transfer a two-decade-old marine turtle hatchery in Barangay Dahican, Mati City “to a better location.” The transfer, however, comes with the assurance that the DENR and…
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Manila’s recognition of Del Carmen’s mangrove forest on World Wetlands Day is expected by environment officials to be a “precursor” to its formal listing as the country’s ninth wetland of international importance under the 1971 Ramsar Convention.
The World Wetlands Day (WWD) is celebrated every February 2 to raise global awareness about the important role of wetlands for people and planet. It marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar. This year, the celebration is the…
Typhoon Odette (international code name Rai) devastated parts of Visayas and Mindanao in December last year. The typhoon, which nearly reached the supertyphoon category, caused severe and widespread damage, killing at least 409 people, and damage of at least P39.3 billion or $794 million. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical…