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DENR develops potential impact map on Oriental Mindoro oil spill site

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) has developed a potential impact map based on the last known location of motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress, which is within the vicinity of the Verde Island Passage, a globally recognized area of the cente

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Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve headed for bigger things: CCC

Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve headed for bigger things: CCC
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Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve headed for bigger things: CCC

Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve headed for bigger things: CCC
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Solon joins calls to declare Panaon Island as protected area

UNDERWATER GEM. The rich marine life in Panaon Island, Southern Leyte must be protected at all costs, according to lawmakers, local government units and environmental groups like Oceana on Tuesday (Jan. 31, 2023). Coastal communities are also dependent on fishing as livelihood while tourists flock to the island for diving and snorkeling. (Courtesy of Danny Ocampo/Oceana) MANILA - The Panaon Island in Southern Leyte must be declared a protected area due to overfishing and potential destruction of its inhabitants. Due to its extensive coral reefs and various marine species, Panaon Island may also attract illegal traders. It was identified as part of the 50 priority reefs in the world that will withstand the impacts of climate change. "Reef-associated fish communities at the different reef areas around Panaon Island were found to have moderate richness and very high abundance," Senator Cynthia Villar said in a statement. Villar, chair of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, has filed Senate Bill No. 1690 or the Panaon Island Protected Seascape Act of 2023. The Panaon Island seascape, which is in the southern tip of Southern Leyte, is under the jurisdiction of the towns of Liloan, San Francisco, Pintuyan and San Ricardo. Based on the records and suitability assessments by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau, Villar said there are still numerous sites in the country that should be declared protected areas, with the Panaon Island seascape as one of them. "With 41 percent of the coral reefs surveyed, it is estimated to have greater than 50 percent hard coral cover, a rarity in the country nowadays," Villar said. At the House of Representatives, Southern Leyte 2nd District Rep. Christopherson Yap also filed House Bill 4095 last year seeking to protect the waters surrounding Panaon Island by placing it under the protective mantle of the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System (ENIPAS). "The formation of a body specially created for its protection would deter commercial vessels from encroaching in municipal waters to do their illegal acts with impunity and keep our most prized reefs from destruction. This will allow marine life to thrive and to be available to our subsistence fishermen and give assurance to our visitors that they will get what they came for or will have something much better to come back to," Yap said. Also last year, environmental group Oceana supported the local governments with jurisdiction over Panaon Island to designate through legislation the marine habitat and sanctuaries as one of the country's protected areas Oceana said mayors filed separate resolutions, pledging their support to the efforts to include Panaon Island in the ENIPAS. Oceana is an international advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the world's oceans. (PNA) }

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Hagedorn bill on WPS protection gains ground

Amid the recent harassment of Filipino fishermen by the Chinese Coast Guard, Palawan 3rd District Rep. Edward Hagedorn’s proposed measure on the protection and preservation of the hotly-contested West Philippine Sea (WPS) gained steam among key government offices.

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WPS environmental protection bill gains steam among key agencies

MANILA - Palawan 3rd District Representative Edward Hagedorn on Monday expressed deep appreciation as his proposed measure for the environmental protection and preservation of the West Philippine Sea gained ground among key government agencies. House Bill No. 6373, which he authored, aims to declare all low-tide elevations and high-tide features, and an area of three nautical miles around the Kalayaan Island Group and Scarborough Shoal as a Marine Protected Area. Hagedorn has already met and discussed related matters with the officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of National Defense (DND). "I thank the DENR, DILG, DND, and all the other experts who have engaged me in discussion and have shown genuine interest in protecting our environment. The discussions made during the recent meetings are positive and we have found that our views are aligned," Hagedorn said. "The invaluable insights of these government officials will all help in shaping the bill into something that will strengthen the protection and preservation of the atolls, coral reefs and other vital marine resources in the Kalayaan Island Group and Scarborough Shoal. Indeed, this is a cause that we should unite for," he added. The lawmaker is set to continue discussions with these government agencies to further enhance HB 6373, which is set to be heard on Jan. 25 after Speaker Martin Romualdez included it among the House of Representatives' priority bills. Hagedorn thanked Romualdez for seeing the importance and necessity of the bill that cited Republic Act No. 11038 or the "Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018" and the UN Arbitral Ruling in seeking to declare the said areas as a Marine Protected Area. In its explanatory note, it cited a 2012 study by Rudolf de Groot, et. al., which stated that coral reefs are our "single most valuable ecosystem." "A hectare, or about 2.5 acres, of reef can produce a potential value of approximately USD350,000 a year. The coral reefs in the Spratly's, which serve as the breeding ground of fish in the South China Sea, comprise 34 percent of the world's total coral reefs, despite the South China Sea occupying only 2.5 percent of world's total ocean and sea surface," it read. "As such, the South China Sea is one of the richest marine areas in the world which is the home to diverse marine ecosystems with over 3,000 species of fish and 600 species of coral reef," it added. The explanatory note also mentioned how some activities by surrounding states borne out of territorial disputes-like overfishing, poaching and large-scale ocean filling or reclamation, among others-led to significant environmental degradation in the area. (PNA) }

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Call for Proposals: Mobile Game Application Revenue Management in the Philippines

Deadline: 19-Oct-22 UNDP through a Responsible Party Agreement with an NGO/CSO, will launch the Animal Town game application with DENR BMB. The NGO will

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UNDP High Impact Grants for New and Small Project Ideas | October 2022

UNDP Small Grant (US$60,000 and US$125,000) for NGOs and CSOs Deadline: 19 October 2022 The Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA)

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DENR warns vs releasing frogs, fishes to eliminate dengue-causing mosquitoes

Releasing frogs and fishes in swamps and stagnant water to eliminate dengue-carrying mosquitoes can disrupt the ecological balance of the surrounding environment, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) warned the public on Tuesday, Aug. 9.

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DENR, PCG craft plan to boost coastal ecosystems protection

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) will craft an operational plan to identify short-term and long-term goals and activities that will strengthen the protection and conservation of the country’s coastal and marine ecosystems. The operational plan will be anchored on the stipulations of a memorandum of…

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