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Conservation and environmental news & publications: Philippines

Massive flooding in China in 2007 affected nearly 20 per cent of the country’s 1.3 billion population.

Dhaka, Manila and Jakarta top list of Asian cities facing brutal climate future

Dhaka, Manila and Jakarta are topping a WWF ranking of the climate vulnerability of 11 major cities in Asia.

Posted on 12 November 2009 | 4 comments | Read more

An Italian purse seine vessel fishing Mediterranean bluefin tuna

Genetic tuna tracking opens new options in race to save fish and fisheries

A new method that uses gene sequencing to accurately distinguish between tuna species has the potential to support fisheries management and possible trade restrictions for endangered tuna species.  The revelation closely follows news that an international wildlife trade convention is to consider a proposal to ban international trade in the Mediterranean tuna next March.

Posted on 27 October 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

The need for firewood is a major cause for deforestation in Nepal. Finding firewood is an ever more strenuous task, usually carried out by women.

Forests fundamental to effective climate deal

The world’s ability to control climate change could be crippled if global leaders do not support clear and effective targets to arrest deforestation at climate talks in Copenhagen in December, WWF said at the conclusion of a key global foresty summit. 

Posted on 25 October 2009 | 1 comments | Read more

Traffic chaos as Manila experiences possibly the heaviest rainfall event in its 483 year history. While difficult to link individually to climate change, extreme rainfall events such as this and in Turkey a fortnight ago are typical of those becoming more frequent and severe as a result of climate change.

Philippine floods stress the human element in Bangkok climate talks - WWF

Extreme rainfall causing disastrous flooding in the Philippines should remind delegates gathering for the United Nations climate talks in Bangkok that their deliberations will influence the lives and livelihoods of millions, WWF said.

Posted on 27 September 2009 | 8 comments | Read more

The Philippines forms the apex of the Coral Triangle and includes 27,000 square kilometres of unique coral reef.

Saving the ‘Salad Bowl’: A personal account of the struggle to rehabilitate Filipino coral reefs

Through my foggy mask, I make out my dive buddy giving the go signal. I back-roll, ingloriously, into the turquoise waters of northern Batangas in the Philippines. Scant seconds pass as I find my bearings, but soon the scene unfolds: a pulsating shoal of blue green chromis, interspersed with a few ubiquitous sergeant majors, hail us to Poseidon’s realm.

Posted on 27 August 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

Hawksbill turtles, one of five marine turtle species found in Malaysia, that are threatened from fishing activities and international trade.

Maps reveal secret life of marine turtles in urgent need of protection

A series of conservation maps produced by WWF reveal for the first time the secret life of endangered turtles in the world’s most diverse marine region – the Coral Triangle.
The maps are the first to bring together the different life cycle movements, migration routes, foraging grounds, and nesting sites of green, hawksbill and leatherback turtles.

Posted on 28 July 2009 | 4 comments | Read more

Whole, stuffed marine turtles for sale in An Dong Market in Ho Chi Minh City

Paper protection not enough for Vietnam's marine turtles

Marine turtles are vanishing from Viet Nam’s waters and illegal trade is largely to blame says a new study by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network.  A government-owned souvenir shop found selling illegal turtle products was a potent symbol of how a national ban on turtle products enacted in 2002 has been undermined by a lack of enforcement.

Posted on 23 May 2009 | 4 comments | Read more

Megamouth 41, as the Florida Museum of Natural History has named the Donsol shark, measured four meters and weighed an estimated 500 kg.

Rare megamouth shark caught in Philippines

An extremely rare megamouth shark was caught by Filipino fishermen, marking only the 41st time the species has been seen in the 33 years since its discovery and giving new insight into the elusive shark’s behaviour.

Posted on 08 April 2009 | 5 comments | Read more

The rescued shark was the smallest whale shark ever recorded in the Philippines, and possibly the smallest ever found in the world. 7 March 2009.

Tiny whale shark gives clues to sea giant’s behaviour

The shock discovery in the Philippines of a tiny whale shark – possibly the smallest of its kind ever recorded – has given scientists new insight into the breeding behavior of these mysterious fish.

Posted on 09 March 2009 | 3 comments | Read more

The Philippines is the biggest supplier of most high-value live reef fish, such as coral trout, which are caught often with the use of cyanide or explosives.

Thousands threatened by unregulated fishery

After 40 years of unregulated cyanide and dynamite fishing thousands of people in the western Philippines are in danger of losing their livelihoods.

Posted on 24 February 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

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