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Better Manila Bay rehabilitation action seen

Authorities are expecting the new "Manila Bay Area (MBA) Environmental Atlas" to help generate even better interventions on rehabilitating world-famous Manila Bay.

Manila Bay Area Environmental Atlas now out

Development planners and environmental authorities in eight Luzon provinces, including the National Capital Region (NCR), will now better be able to harmonize their efforts to rehabilitate the Manila Bay while tapping its commercial and industrial value.

RP fish species in severe stage of depletion

Former environment Secretary Elisea Gozun yesterday said that all of the Philippines’ main fish species and marine organisms are showing severe signs of over fishing.

DENR convenes national forum on oceans, coasts and islands

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources hosted a partnership and governance forum on oceans, coasts and islands yesterday at the Hotel Philippines Plaza with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as keynote speaker. The national forum ispart of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA) which is a result of joint efforts by concerned countries in the East Asian region to promote sustainable development of the seas and oceans in the area.

Rehab of Manila Bay eyed to save marine environment

Authorities are expecting the new "Manila Bay Area (MBA) Environmental Atlas" to help generate even better interventions on rehabilitating world-famous Manila Bay.

P8.1 B lost due to overfishing, red tide

Former Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Elisea Gozun yesterday disclosed that the P8.1 billion annual economic loss in the fishing industry is due to overfishing and red tide.

World Ocean Day: RP is center of marine biodiversity in the world

Australia's Great Barrier Reef may be the lagest, most famous dive site in the world, but those who brave adverse travel advisories to delve deep into Philippine waters have the best bragging right, after all.

100 scientists declare RP as world's 'center of marine biodiversity'

Some 100 scientists have declared the Philippines as the world's 'center of marine biodiversity' -- not the Great Reef Barrier off east Australia -- because of its vast species of marine and coastal resources, according to World Bank.

Manila Bay, Pasig River cleanup ordered

President Arroyo challenged Environment Secretary Angelo Reyes yesterday to take the lead in cleaning up the murky waters of Manila Bay and Pasig River so they could become a sustainable source of food and livelihood.

RP to host 3rd East Asian seas congress

GMANews.tv - Accessed 06 June 2008 - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) have signed a memorandum of agreement that formalized the Philippines’ hosting of the triennial 3rd East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress in 2009.

East Asian Congress 2009 to beef up RP water resource management system

DENR - Accessed 9 June 2008 - The Philippines will have an opportunity to enlist the help of neighbor countries in the management of its water resources when the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) together with the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) hosts the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress on November 23-27, 2009.