PRESTIGIOUS AWARD. Occidental Mindoro's Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP) bags the prestigious Blue Park Award for exceptional marine wildlife conservation at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal on July 1, 2022. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said the award is a testament to the hard work of the government and all stakeholders in protecting and conserving the marine protected area. (Photo courtesy of DENR) MANILA - Occidental Mindoro's Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP) bagged the prestigious Blue Park Award for exceptional marine wildlife conservation at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. Apo Reef, along with Indonesia's Raja Ampat Islands Marine Conservation Area and Colombia's Old Providence McBean Lagoon National Park, was selected by an international council of marine conservation experts, which was assembled by the United States-based non-government organization Marine Conservation Institute. "We are very ha
DUBAI Asean’s biodiversity and its contribution to daily lives were spotlighted on December 12 at the Philippines’s pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai called Bangkóta, an ancient word for coral reefs. The Embassy of the Philippines in the United Arab Emirates, in cooperation with the Asean Centre for Biodiversity, held the…
May 11, 2021
Danial Norjidi
The conservation of migratory birds is a collective endeavour, and it is important to recognise the intricate link between migratory bird species and the well-being of the people.
This was shared in a statement by ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) Executive Director Dr Theresa Mundita S Lim in conjunction with this year’s World Migratory Bird Day, which took place on May 8.
“The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact many countries, slowing down economies and grounding social activities, including work and leisure,” said the executive director. “The anthropause, or the slowing down of human activities at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has afforded us time to reflect on the innate link between human and nature.”
Published January 21, 2021, 7:06 PM
A local environmental group on Thursday urged US President Joe Biden to start holding to account the United States in its ecological and climate injustices to the Philippines within the first 100 days of his presidency through the “Global People’s Green New Deal.”
Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment
Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment said the new deal should function as an unconditional just compensation mechanism to aid the recovery of the Philippines from the accumulated damages brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change-amplified typhoon and flood disasters from super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) to typhoon Ulysses (Vamco).