- Written by Protect Wildlife Project
- Category: Biodiversity
As the yearlong USAID-assisted Philippine pangolin study in Palawan culminated, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) and partners, USAID’s Protect Wildlife project and Katala Foundation returned to....
Read more: Palawan communities commit to protect pangolins and wildlife habitats
- Written by PWP/ Lawrence San Diego
- Category: Biodiversity
The inseparable link between conserving biodiversity and promoting sustainable development is now more prominent than ever. The sweeping pandemic is a reminder of how zoonotic diseases can become deadly and....
- Written by CIWT/ Garie Rigor, Jr.
- Category: Biodiversity
Determined to ensure the continuity of the government's wildlife conservation and protection efforts, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is capitalizing on information technology to educate the public on the importance of protecting the environment....
Read more: BMB launches online platforms for wildlife law training, education
- Written by PWP/ May Anne Ramos
- Category: Biodiversity
To facilitate basic education in remote and underserved communities and instill the importance of wildlife conservation among schoolchildren, USAID, through its Protect Wildlife project, partnered with Smart Communications....
Read more: USAID promotes rural conservation education thru telco’s “School in a Bag”
- Written by CIWT/ Garie Rigor, Dr. Mary Jean Caleda, Tanggol Kalikasan, Atty. Theresa Tenazas
- Category: Biodiversity
Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a serious threat to biodiversity, economies, and communities. It is the fourth largest transnational crime in the world after narcotics, human trafficking, and arms, with an estimated value....
Read more: Caraga and NCR seaports assessed for wildlife traffic readiness
- Written by BIOFIN Philippines/ Angelique Ogena
- Category: Biodiversity
Women have been in the forefront of BIOFIN Philippines’ work on tamaraw conservation in the past three years. From engaging social media influencers in 2018 , producing a documentary film in a bid to....
Read more: Filipino women at the forefront in raising funds for nature
- Written by BIOFIN Philippines
- Category: Biodiversity
The public came together in the Philippines and across the world to support the crowdfunding campaign 'Together for Tamaraws' to help raise money to save tamaraws from extinction and protect....
Read more: Success for Tamaraw defenders in the Philippines podcast
- Written by PWP/ May Anne Ramos
- Category: Biodiversity
The campaign materials, which include signages installed within and around PWRCC, provide behavioral prompts for visitors on how to engage properly with rescued wildlife. Additional signages at various locations....
Read more: PWRCC ramps up social marketing campaign; gets support from USAID
- Written by PWP/ May Anne Ramos
- Category: Biodiversity
Designed after a small beach cottage, the 24-square meter learning facility was built 60 meters from the shoreline and adjacent to the DENR’s marine turtle hatchery. The facility offers a venue for conducting....
Read more: Marine turtle conservation learning center rises up in Sarangani Bay
- Written by CIWT/ Garie Rigor, Mary Jean Caleda, Fritzielyn Palmieri, Theresa Tenazas
- Category: Biodiversity
One hundred thirty-seven staffers of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), law enforcement and regulatory agencies, and local government units (LGUs) based in the ....
Read more: Wildlife laws enforcement training held online for Metro Manila-based agencies and LGUs