Tracking the Seabirds of Tubbataha
By Gregg Yan5:30 AM. Under an overcast sky, a maddening cacophony of birdcalls conveniently served as our alarm clock.
We are bivouacked on the cold, wet sands of Tubbataha North Islet, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Asia's great seabird enclaves. I reluctantly turn my sleepy gaze at a backlit sky swarming with birds. North Islet's residents have awoken. Time for us to get moving.
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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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