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The Amazon of the Sea

Posted in Climate Change, Coral Reefs, Ecosystems on May 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Dr. Kent Carpenter, a well-known marine biologist and fish taxonomist called the coral reefs of the Verde Island Passage as the Amazon of the Sea. The Philippines he said (VIP in particular), was the centre of the centre of marine biodiversity.
The Philippines, with Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste and the Solomon Islands, form [...]

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Support Earth Hour 2009

Posted in Advocacy, Climate Change, Current Events, Initiatives on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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i was there

Posted in Advocacy, Climate Change on September 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy reading about the same piece of news over and over.
Inquirer.Net: Senate approves renewable energy bill on 3rd reading
ABS-CBN News: Senate OKs renewable energy bill
BusinessWorld: Renewable energy bill OK’d by Senate; bicam is next step
Manila Bulletin: Senate passes Renewable Energy bill
GMANews.TV: Senate approves clean energy bill, seen to [...]

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Finding the balance

Posted in Climate Change, Communities, Current Events, Forests, Habitats, People, Policy, Protected Areas on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I came across two articles from the GMA news feed several weeks ago, both about the establishment of proposed renewable energy power plants and the opposition they presently face from local constituents. While the articles are not as recent, the issues they present are ever as fresh. I quote them both at some length here:
Class [...]

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Yale’s EPI 2008 and the Philippines

Posted in Climate Change, Habitats, Initiatives, Policy, Protected Areas on July 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »

The July 7/14 issue of Newsweek featured Yale University’s 2008 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)—“a global ranking of nations with the best, and worst, environmental track records,” the magazine cover said. Curious as to how the Philippines fared, and wanting to find out the “who’s who” in the best and worst around the world, I bought [...]

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