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Preserve the beauty of coral reefs If our forests are essential to our socio-economic development, it is the same way with our coastal areas.  This is one of the main reasons why it's important to conserve our marine environment while we still can. In Asia and Pacific region most communities depend on the coastal resources thus making some of these areas over exploited which threatened the rich biodiversity in these areas. Some of the reasons of this degradation of coastal areas include over exploitation, destructive fishing and conversion of marine environment into ecotourism projects and aquaculture.

What many countries aspire nowadays is to improve the way we consume and generate energy to finally decrease our dependence on fossil fuels particularly on oil. The use of biofuels, researches on science including capturing of energy from yeast and genetically engineered bacteria, and conversion of wastes into green energy has been considered to fight global warming and other environmental problems. The other things that nations have been doing, have to do with raising public awareness about issues, developing really interesting proposals for dealing with these issues, lobbying to get them enacted into law, litigating to get the law effectively carried forward. However, as many environmentalists say, it takes both individual actions and government legislation to save our planet from devastation brought by global warming. In the process it all ends up with exploration of the alternatives. But really, what choice do we have other than alternatives? Many countries are still having probl...

El Nido, Palawan One of the most beautiful islands in the Philippines is the island province of Palawan also known as the Last Frontier . It’s located between the South China Sea and Sulu Sea. Palawan province comprises of one long, narrow island and other small islands surrounding its main island. It is known to be the home of many endemic species and other endangered species. The Palawan Peacock-pheasant, Philippine Mouse-deer, Philippine Pangolin and Palawan Bearded Pig are only found in this province while endangered sea turtles nest on its white sand beaches. In 2007, Palawan was been cited as one the best island destination in East and Southeast Asia by National Geographic Traveler magazine. Some of the notable travel destinations in Palawan include Calauit Game Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary, Coron Reefs in Coron Bay, El Nido Marine Reserve Park, Malampaya Sound Land and Seascape Protection Area, Puerto Princesa Subterranean River national Park, and Tubbataha Reef Marine Pa...

Every time you go out, you would probably see about 2-3 kinds of non bio-degradable wastes scattered somewhere. These wastes don't decompose easily. Just imagine all the pieces of trash scattered everywhere, if piled up they are more than enough to cover an entire city. But how long do these solid wastes last?

Google has announced yesterday that the company is giving away a $4M grant to NatureBridge , an environmental education partner of National Park Service. According to the release, over a three-year period, the grant will help bring in 10,000 additional K-12 students to its residential programs, community-based environmental education training programs and can put up a hands-on training to 850 K012 teachers at the same time can provide opportunities to leverage technology both for teachers and students in the field or at home. The grant can greatly help the outreach programs of NatureBridge thus it will significantly change many lives all over the world. As NatureBridge President and CEO Susan Smartt have said, “We know we must do more to create a world where our youth feel a personal and lifelong connection to nature, and where they are inspired to take action to care for the earth. Thanks to Google’s generosity, we will reach more underserved youth, increase the quality and relev...