Masks made from abaca cut plastic waste brought by COVID-19 – study
ABACA – a fiber from the Philippines used in teabags and banknotes – could replace plastic in millions of face masks and hospital gowns...
Methods how to clean up oil spill
AN EXPLOSION in Power Barge 102 triggered an oil spill in Iloilo Strait last July 3, 2020. It affected coastal areas in Bo. Obrero,...
Inside the quarantine facility for shrimp with a PCR testing lab to keep...
LONG before COVID-19 imposed mandatory quarantine and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing on travellers, a small building in a seaside town has been...
Sandfish: Expensive, endangered and ecologically essential
BY ROSSEA LEDESMA
SANDFISH, or Holothuria scabra, is one of the most threatened tropical sea cucumbers because of its high price, reaching up to $1,600...
Earth breathes on its 50th
Plus
some tips on how to be eco-friendly amid lockdown
AS WE give cheers to Earth Day’s 50th
anniversary, we can pinpoint a bright spot: humanity has...
SEAFDEC turns up the heat to meet bangus fry shortage
DESPITE being widely regarded as the
unofficial national fish, about half of the milkfish on Filipino tables are
born in hatcheries in Indonesia and Taiwan. This...
Less pollution: Birds sing in low frequencies
AVIAN species called birds were frequently seen flying in the sky
and were heard chirping and singing from the trees in the community amidst the...
Exploiting nature ‘drives outbreaks of new diseases’
NEW evidence has
emerged of a link between human exploitation of nature and pandemics.
Close contact with
wild animals through hunting, trade or habitat loss puts the...
Great apes on lockdown over COVID-19 threat
GREAT apes have been
put on lockdown against the threat of coronavirus.
Gorilla tourism in
Africa has been suspended, while sanctuaries for other apes, such as
orangutans, have...
Cleaner hands, bluer skies: What has coronavirus done for us?
DEATHS, economic meltdown and a planet
on lockdown: the coronavirus pandemic has brought us waves of bad news, but
squint and you might just see a...