2 groups extend collaboration to protect, restore coral cover in Coral Triangle
Two groups have extended their collaboration to protect and restore corals within 6,000 sq km of the ocean bed in Malaysia and the Philippines.
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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.
Two groups have extended their collaboration to protect and restore corals within 6,000 sq km of the ocean bed in Malaysia and the Philippines.
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The award-winning short film about sharks, “Older Than Trees,” was launched recently. It is a story of hope for the future of sharks and rays.
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A coalition of globally recognized environmental and conservation not-for-profit organizations recently pitched the call to promote nature-based solutions to the climate crisis.
Shortly after the opening ceremony of the 2023 United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai, delegates of nations around the world rose in a standing ovation to celebrate a long-awaited agreement to launch a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries recover from climate-related disasters.
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On November 6, the National Museum of Natural History opened its latest exhibit: Verde Island Passage (VIP).
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‘Rest in peace, Mali!” cried a netizen, who posted on his website a photo of himself when he was a lot younger with the huge land mammal behind him.
Promoting energy-efficient means of transportation in a tourism area, the United States government through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) recently launched the solar-powered boat Adlao Azul.
Following a successful run in Tacloban City during the 10th-anniversary commemoration of Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) on November 8, the People’s Museum of Climate Justice opened its doors in Manila City as part of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior ship’s visit to the capital region.
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An innovative forest restoration initiative that aims to help save the critically endangered Philippine eagle and their habitats was launched recently.
The madayaw weevil of Maragusan, Davao de Oro, and Caraga, Davao Oriental, is now among the growing number of weevils in Mindanao that are now described.
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Birds in North America will no longer be named after people, the American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday.
Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga recently conducted a site visit to Pag-asa Island in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the disputed West Philippine Sea (WPS).
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