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!
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.
Outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, have been a major issue in coral reef conservation, as their diet consists mainly of corals, thus destroying large sections of coral reef.
Apart from humans, the long-tailed macaque is probably the most successful primate species in Southeast Asia.
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