Fresh Batch of Taklobos Planted in Hamilo Coast
Like Simon Phoenix in Demolition Man, they were packed in ice - and brought to a peaceful new world.
Wrapped in watertight plastic bags, a fresh batch of 40 True Giant Clams (Tridacna gigas) just completed the journey from rearing laboratories in Bolinao, Pangasinan to their new homes on Santelmo Reef, off Hamilo Coast in Batangas.
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WWF-PHILIPPINES NEWS
WWF Calls for Immediate Toxics Retrieval in Sibuyan
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) strongly urges the national government and Sulpicio Lines to avert a second Sibuyan Sea disaster by giving utmost priority to the swift recovery of two shipments of persistent organic pollutants locked within the M/V Princess of the Stars.
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FROM THE NETWORK
Frozen Assets
Arctic Vault Hosts Seed Biodiversity BankBuried deep underground. Able to withstand a ‘bunker buster’ bomb. In a location carefully selected for maximum security. Equipped with state-of-the-art electronic monitoring devices. No, it’s not a high-tech bunker in Baghdad, Kabul or Washington. Look to the North: a new seed bank in Svalbard, Norway is safeguarding global crop varieties for future generations.
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