Maritime Review (January – February 2022 Issue)
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Climate Change
How is the Philippines doing with Climate Change and its Impact on Biodiversity?
INTRODUCTION. Everything these days appears daunting, even overwhelming. We have challenges internally and externally. The global pandemic has showed us in no unmistakable terms how fragile and vulnerable we are. The world we live in continues to be at risk not so much from the wrath of nature more than the greed of man. By all accounts, both internal and…
Trees, Mangrove Planting Now Mandatory for Every PPA Contract or Permit Issued
True to its commitment to help promote environmental protection and sustainability, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has ordered the mandatory planting of trees and mangroves for every contract, accreditation and permits issued by the agency. The order took effect on the 2nd of February after the 15-day publication period reckoning from 19-January-2021. PPA Administrative Order No. 14-2020, signed by PPA…
Ten New Insights in Climate Science 2019
The world continues to emit greenhouse gases while our planet’s climate is changing faster than ever. The 10 New Insights in Climate Science 2019 report intends to take up the latest and most essential scientific findings published in an extraordinary year –the climate science year in review. The world is not on track Greenhouse gas emissions continue increasing; gap between…
Maritime Review (Nov – Dec 2019 Issue)
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Urgent Alert: “Climate Emergency”
The latest warning issued in early November 2019 by thousands of scientists from 153 countries about instituting measures that would effectively address Climate change speaks volumes in terms of human nature’s resistance to change. According to the scientists, Mother Earth “clearly and unequivocally faces a climate emergency.” She has registered faster than expected acceleration of global warming. This alert came…
Choices Made Now Are Critical For The Future Of Our Ocean And Cryosphere
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report highlights the urgency of prioritizing timely, ambitious and coordinated action to address unprecedented and enduring changes in the ocean and cryosphere. The report reveals the benefits of ambitious and effective adaptation for sustainable development and, conversely, the escalating costs and risks of delayed action. The ocean and cryosphere –the frozen…
Sea Level Rise and The Philippine Beaches
The Philippines is endowed with thousands of beautiful beaches. Except for the Cordilleras, there are beach destinations in all regions. Coastal attractions can be found from the northernmost islands of Batanes to the southernmost parts of Tawi-Tawi. The Philippines is one of the favorites of foreign tourists, and beaches still remain as their top destination. Statistics show that the lion’s…
Good News for Mother Earth?
Having been an enthusiastic follower of environmental issues (In fact we placed it on the Agenda of the NDCP Strategic Studies Group in 2002-2010), I have gone from naysayer to believer back to naysayer, then to a pragmatist, which certainly is a dynamic one. The reality for me today is that certainly the problem exists, as I have seen in…
Global Warming: The Maritime Dimension
The world’s oceans and forests are absorbing less of the CO2 released by human activity, resulting in a faster rise in atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases.