Earth Hour 2009: Largest Climate Action in History
76 cities in 62 countries including the Philippines' own Manila and Cebu have committed to switch off for WWF's Earth Hour in 2009. Other Philippine cities expected to participate are Iloilo, Baguio, Davao, San Fernando, Puerto Princesa, Legaspi and Cagayan de Oro.
The campaign, which hopes to reach out to more than one billion people in 1000 cities around the world, asks individuals, businesses and governments to switch off lights for just one hour on Saturday, 28 March at 8:30PM to create a platform of support for action on climate change.
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WWF-PHILIPPINES NEWS
Manila Bay Whale Death Points to Serious Problems
By WWF-Philippines Vice-Chairman Jose Ma. Lorenzo TanThe lifeless body of a baleen whale was found floating beside a passenger ship along Manila Bay’s Pier 13 on 29 December.
Measuring 9.8 meters and weighing almost three tonnes, the whale, thought to be either a Minke (Balaenoptera acutorostata) or a Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni), was brought to and buried in Dagupan City’s fish cemetery even as New Year revelries bid farewell to 2008.
Uncommon as it may seem, the event may not be an isolated occurrence.
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FROM THE NETWORK
Massive Coral Bleaching Predicted for Coral Triangle
A widespread and severe coral bleaching episode is predicted to cause immense damage to some of the world’s most important marine environments over the coming months, WWF warns.
A report from the US Government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts severe bleaching for parts of the Coral Sea, which lies adjacent to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and the Coral Triangle, a 5.4 million square kilometre expanse of ocean in the Indo-Pacific which is considered the centre of the world’s marine life.
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