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Today, environmental problems in the Philippines include pollution, mining and logging, deforestation, threats to environmental activists, dynamite fishing, landslides, coastal erosion, biodiversity loss, extinction, global warming and climate change. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Due to the paucity of extant documents, a complete history of land use in the ...
Taal Lake. / 13.98472°N 121.01583°E / 13.98472; 121.01583. 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Taal Lake ( Tagalog: Lawa ng Taal, IPA: [taʔal] ), formerly known as Bombón Lake, [ 2][ 3] is a fresh water caldera lake in the province of Batangas, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The lake fills Taal Volcano, a large ...
Laguna de Bay is a large shallow freshwater body in the heart of Luzon Island with an aggregate area of about 911 km 2 (352 sq mi) and a shoreline of 220 km (140 mi). [ 8] It is considered to be the third largest inland body of water in Southeast Asia after Tonle Sap in Cambodia and Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Water conservation aims to sustainably manage the natural resource of fresh water, protect the hydrosphere, and meet current and future human demand. Water conservation makes it possible to avoid water scarcity. It covers all the policies, strategies and activities to reach these aims. Population, household size and growth and affluence all ...
The water current can be used to turn turbines for hydroelectric generation. The ocean is an example of a natural resource. Ocean waves can be used to generate wave power, a renewable energy source. Ocean water is important for salt production, desalination, and providing habitat for deep-water fishes. There is biodiversity of marine species in ...
The Oceanarium has seven sections and contains 3,000 cubic meters (110,000 cu ft) of sea water. [5] Its main feature is the 25-meter (82 ft) 220° curved walkway tunnel after a 55-meter (180 ft) walkthrough inside the Oceanarium. The water used in the Oceanarium is derived from Manila Bay, which is filtered to be suitable to marine life. It ...
The Tubbataha Natural Park, also known as the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park ( Filipino: Bahurang Tubbataha ), is a protected area of the Philippines located in the middle of the Sulu Sea. The marine and bird sanctuary consists of two huge atolls (named the North Atoll and South Atoll) and the smaller Jessie Beazley Reef covering a total area of ...
World Water Day is an annual United Nations (UN) observance day held on the 22nd of March that highlights the importance of fresh water. The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. [ 1] The theme of each year focuses on topics relevant to clean water, sanitation and hygiene ( WASH ), which is in line with ...