Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center Scientist Emerita and Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Chief Mangrove Scientific Advisor Dr. Jurgenne Primavera reported that the ‘region has the highest rate of mangrove loss.’
Environment
Purchasing Lands In Boracay Considered As Forest Area Is Illegal – DENR
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has warned investors who wanted to purchase land in Boracay need to ask clearance from the agency to avoid buying a property considered as forested area which is illegal.
The LGU Is Directly Responsible To Protect Its Constituents From The Effects Of The Flood
Flood is a perennial problem that besets Metro-Manila during the wet season of the year and yet most local government units (LGUs) do not know that such responsibility is actually theirs as mandated by law.
Mangrove Protection & Restoration Could Be An Economic Way To Curb Global Warming
Mangrove protection and restoration could be an economic way of mitigating greenhouse gases to curb global warming, research suggests.
Scientists Raise Concerns Amid Extensive Thinning Of Greenland Ice Shelf, Due To Thermal Warming
In 2010 an ice island measuring 250 square km (100 square miles) broke off the same glacier.
Amazon Loses Seventeen Percent Of Forest Cover, It Has Caused Impending Species Extinctions
The Brazilian Amazon is home to about 40 percent of the planet’s tropical forests and a staggering amount of biodiversity.
China’s Rare Earth Reserves Dwindling Due To Excessive Mining
Rare earth refers to a group of 17 elements that are used to make a range of hi-tech gadgets.
Chlamydia Infected Koalas Can Transmit The Disease To Humans
There is an outbreak of chlamydia among koala species in Australia, and they can pass the disease on to humans through direct contact.
Chicken Manure Is A New Source Of Energy In China
Deqingyuan farm is a massive poultry farm outside Beijing and is home to three million chickens.
UN To Implement ‘Sustainable’ In Lieu Of ‘Millennium’ Development Goals By 2015
‘Sustainable Development Goals’ will replace the UN’s Millennium Development Goals from 2015, although defining the aim will be left for future talks, a process likely to be long and fiercely fought.