Near the eastern coast of Luzon, Philippines, located 50 meters below the sea surface, is the Benham Bank, an underwater ...

Benham Bank has “high biodiversity and pristine state of reefscapes,” a recent University of the Philippines Diliman Marine Science Institute (UPD MSI) study states. Located near the eastern coast of ...

Its role in the reef ecosystem is to clean other fish ... food is something that is happening across the Philippines, and throughout the Coral Triangle, as ever increasing numbers of people ...

BENHAM BANK, on the Philippine Rise, hosts one of the Philippines’ richest coral ecosystems, including important fish species, marine researchers said. They cited the potential for Benham Bank coral ...

A $400-million funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give the Philippines a boost in its efforts to protect ...

A new law paving the way for the promotion of natural gas has been labelled an “insult” by climate campaigners.

Urgent action is critical to safeguard coral reefs. Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, emphasizes integrating ...

The ocean may be nature’s single greatest gift to humanity. It provides about half of the oxygen we breathe, feeds billions ...

China’s government released a report on Monday that claims a grounded Philippines warship at Second Thomas Shoal caused extensive damage to the shoal’s coral reef ecosystem. China claims a significant ...

especially the continuous construction activities by the Philippines on Zhongye Dao, are also important factors affecting the health of the coral reef ecosystem at Tiexian Jiao. Picture from the ...