‘Forests give protection vs new, deadly diseases’
The Philippines is developing an “Urban Forest Bathing Project” similar to the concept of forest bathing in Japan.
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As one of the mega-diverse countries in the world, the Philippines is well-known for its biodiversity and rich ecosystem. However, economic advancements and urbanization have endangered this biodiversity. Stay up to date with the latest biodiversity news in the Philippines with Business Mirror, and learn how the government, private agencies and companies are adapting to preserve the country’s healthy ecosystem.
The Philippines is developing an “Urban Forest Bathing Project” similar to the concept of forest bathing in Japan.
The World Health Organization reported that more than 1 billion people lack access to clean water. Lack of clean water could lead to diseases, such as cholera, diarrhea and typhoid.
In celebration of World Water Day, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) launched on March 23 two partnerships to increase access to clean, safe, water and sanitation services in the Philippines.
Researchers from the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) convert plant-based raw material and its waste by-products into valuable and renewable polyols and polyurethanes (PU) for commercial production of coatings, insulation, and packing foam materials.
The birth of a Sumatran elephant calf within the protected area of Indonesia’s Gunung Leuser National Park is cause for double celebration, according to conservation advocates, an auspicious timing as the world celebrates International Day of Forests on March 21.
The Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species (CITES) recently published data for 2019 based on reports of countries in compliance with the international treaty.
The World Bank recognized the Maynilad Water Services Inc. (Maynilad) recently for its commitment to become a Utility of the Future (UoF).
Good news for threatened wildlife species, including the endemic Philippine deer and Philippine warty pig, which populations are declining due to habitat loss and hunting in the thickly forested Zambales Mountain Range in the town of Mangatarem, Pangasinan.
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Commonly seen in forests, lakes, ponds, rivers or streams, Philippine “bayawak,” or monitor lizards, are fast-becoming the most common traded wildlife in the Philippines. The Internet and smartphone technologies, with the help of social media, are driving them to the brink of extinction.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has commissioned the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) to develop a pioneering jurisdictional-level platform for Palawan for the management and monitoring of forest and landscape climate finance investments.
Sarangani Bay was put in the spotlight recently when reports that hundreds of whales and dolphins showed up while a team from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the province was conducting a marine mammal census.
DEVELOPING countries like the Philippines are encouraged to have a consolidated approach in tracking climate finances to benefit more people affected by global warming and other catastrophes.
A protected area in Thailand, touted as the world’s oldest tropical evergreen forest, Khao Sok National Park, was declared an Asean Heritage Park (AHP), the Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) announced in a news release.
The bamboo, or kawayan in Filipino, is again put in the spotlight as a viable solution to the ever-increasing demand for a sustainable supply of raw materials.
Tarantulas and scorpions as pets? Think again.
They are almost twice the size of the brown shrike, commonly called tarat. But they are slightly smaller compared to their domesticated cousins, the homing or racing pigeons, which are usually kept by your neighbor’s kids.
For actively helping the coastal and marine ecosystems recover and regenerate, the Palawan government named the Bulalacao marine protected area in Coron as the province’s Best Community-Managed MPA.
Climate Reality Leaders (CRL) in the Philippine welcomed the government’s commitment to a projected greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction and avoidance of 75 percent below business-as-usual levels by 2030.
The Philippines marked its celebration of the World Wetlands Day on February 2 with the designation of Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetlands (SPCW) as the country’s 8th Wetland of International Importance, or Ramsar Site.
THE Department of Finance (DOF) has welcomed the plan of the United States (US) to join again in an international accord to address the climate crisis.
The country’s largest integrated telecommunications company PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless subsidiary, Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), have partnered with the Makati Commercial Estate Association (MaCEA) to expand the PLDT-Smart Gabay Kalikasan street mural of internationally renowned and multi-awarded environmental “artivist” AG Saño.
The US government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Philippine National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) signed a new, five-year bilateral assistance agreement valued at more than P7.25 billion ($150 million) to protect the Philippine environment.
In time for World Wetlands Day on February 2, celebrated to raise global awareness about the high importance of wetlands for people and planet, results on the annual Asian Waterbird Census in Manila Bay were released. The January 2021 count tallied 110,000 waterbirds, and of the 60 species observed, over two-thirds are migratory birds from as far away as Siberia and Alaska. All are dependent on wetlands for their survival. Flagged was a continued decline of nearly 20% since 2019, or a shortfall of 25,000 birds over just two years.
The Wild Bird Club of the Philippines (WBCP), in collaboration with Wetlands International Philippines Program and IUCN Netherlands Committee, assisted the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Regions III, IV-A and NCR in the Asian Waterbird Census in Manila Bay. This was part of the International Waterbird Count which Wetlands International coordinates globally in January every year. First organized in 1967, the census covers over a hundred countries, making it one of the largest and longest-running biodiversity monitoring programs in the world.
Another Philippine eagle was recently found and rescued in the hinterlands of Maitum town in Sarangani province. It was the first eagle rescued this year, and after seven were rescued from several areas in Mindanao last year.
PARIS—French lawmakers this past week debated an animal welfare bill that would ban using wild animals in traveling circuses and keeping dolphins and whales in captivity in marine parks, amid other restrictions.
In a recent study, my colleagues and I discovered micronutrients in the ground can control populations of invasive crazy ants (Nylanderia fulva).
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. (Maynilad) was recently conferred the 2020 Philippine Enterprise Innovation Award for its adoption of digital technology in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of treatment facilities that require more complex processes.
Pagasa would have turned 29 on January 15. The first to be bred and hatched in captivity using the cooperative artificial insemination (CAI) technique, Pagasa breathed his last on January 6 at the privately run Philippine Eagle Center (PEC) in Malagos, Davao City, his birthplace.
Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers have found coronavirus infections in pet cats and dogs and in multiple zoo animals, including big cats and gorillas.
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