Reflections on a good day…
So, I don’t have an amazing picture and I don’t have an impacting headlines for social medias to get my message viral. But I felt like sharing my day, as I wonder sometimes how I managed to go all this way. It’s a slow day – no diving. But it’s Mohamed’s last day, and saying […]
Malapascua takes measures to save marine environment
It was a great weekend for Malapascua, as some government agencies and concerned environmental organizations came together in the name of environmental protection and marine resources conservation. Around 300 participants gathered for the coastal cleanup and beach forest planting along the shores of Malapascua last June 11. Over 700 seedlings were planted all over the […]
Grounded foreign ship taken out of Cebu dive spot
Original Article can be found HERE MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Central Visayas said on Monday, June 20, that the Panamian-registered ship that ran aground off Malapascua Island in Cebu had been extracted. The M/V Belle Rose – which damaged an estimated 483 meters of coral reefs on Monad Shoal in […]
Campatoc Reef Biophysical Assessment
INTRODUCTION The activities detailed within this report are the result of the collaborative effort of a number of parties. The Municipality of Daanbantayan and their delegated representatives and/or consultants provided the necessary guidance and co-ordination and have worked in partnership with People and the Sea in the mapping and survey efforts. People and the Sea […]
Campatoc MPA Management and Training and Planning
RATIONALE As part of an effort by the local government unit of Daanbantayan to capacitate the members of the proposed marine protected area (MPA) management committee in Campatoc Reef that covers three barangays: Tominjao, Bagay and Talisay of becoming a fully functional MPA. Thus, the Municipality of Daanbantayan in cooperation with communities of these barangays […]
Groundwater Quality Assessment, Malapascua
Island, Cebu
INTRODUCTION Vital to our daily lives is water. Water is needed by every living organism in this earth. Monitoring the quality of surface water will help protect our waterways from pollution and our local and national governments use monitoring information to help control pollution levels (Southwest Florida Water Management District, n.d.). Human and environmental health […]
DENR pressed to develop a marine conservation program ASAP
The Senate climate change committee has pressed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to develop a major marine conservation program, particularly on coral restoration since only five percent of corals in the country are still in ideal condition. Sen. Loren Legarda, committee chairman, said the program, like the DENR’s successful National Greening Program […]
People and the Sea – Progress Update (2015 Activities)
The latter half of 2015 has seen the implementation in the field of a project that had been researched for over 2 years. In a little over four months, People and the Sea has created a sound platform from which to fulfil the objectives that had been set (see Executive Summary). In considering what we […]
Marine Protected Areas identified for Region 7
Cebu City – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) has recently completed assessment of another 2,428 hectares of identified marine protected areas (MPAs) in Central Visayas, comprising 81 percent of 3,000 hectares targeted for identification this year. In managing coastal and marine resources, DENR has adopted a sustainable and ecosystem-based […]