Mangroves were once abundant in many coastal areas in the Philippines. Sadly, they are disappearing in the name of ...

TACLOBAN CITY: A large mangrove forest in Arteche, Eastern Samar is set to be transformed into an ecotourism site after the P20-million funding for the project was approved by the Tourism ...

THE MUNICIPALITY of Bataraza in Palawan, an island southwest of the Philippines, is studying the feasibility of offering mangrove forest tours to the public. The municipality has 16 of the 50 known ...

Since he was 15, Junrey Longos has lived among lush mangrove forests and turquoise waters in Del Carmen, his hometown on Siargao Island, the surfing capital of the Philippines. Once an illegal ...

For decades, the area’s mangrove cover was reduced by destructive fishing methods like the use of dynamite and illegal deforestation for wood to bake bread or make charcoal. Through replanting efforts ...

The shorelines and riverbanks of the Philippines were among the first sites opened for human settlement. Not surprisingly, vegetation in costal forest was the first to disappear, followed by mangroves ...

This article by Leon Dulce is from Kodao, an independent news site in the Philippines, and is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement.. Obando Fishport, located north of ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar stated that mangrove planting, aimed at preventing soil erosion, can also serve as a means to develop ecotourism. "We highly ...