Presentation given by Environmental Officer Rima de Dios (on behalf of Mariglo Laririt) during the Asia Regional Forum on Biodiversity: Encouraging Partnership between Business and Communities for Biodiversity
They’re called "whale sharks" because of their filter-feeding habits (like the baleen whales) and gigantic sizes.
Lagen Island Resort Environmental Officer Kring Soriano tells of how she finally got to see a whale shark in the wild. The kicker: it was just in front of Lagen Island Resort!
Lagen Island Resort Environmental Officer Kring Soriano accompanied herpetologist Dr. Arvin Diesmos during his short field survey in El Nido last November 3-7, 2011.
In this episode, we get to meet herpetologist Dr. Arvin C. Diesmos from the Philippine National Museum and talk to him about El Nido's amphibians and reptiles.
In Western cultures, it’s a popular Christmas tradition for a couple to kiss when they meet under mistletoe. But did you know that there are also species of mistletoe that can be found in Palawan?
Mr. Ulysses Ferreras, a well-known field botanist, paid El Nido a second visit three years after his first survey in 2008.
Not a lot of people realize this, but business actually plays a large role in preserving or destroying biodiversity, and it all depends on how the business is run.
This is what happens when you combine AIR Environmental Officer Mavic Doctor and an expert botanist.
The white-vented shama, also known as the Palawan shama, can be identified by its all black color with blue gloss except for the lower flank.
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