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Commercial fishing is causing environmental problems, exhausting food supply, and threatening livelihoods in the Philippines and around the world. [41] The Philippines has a strong fishing culture due to its historically productive and diverse marine ecosystems.
Ok Tedi environmental disaster in Papua New Guinea beginning in 1984; Omai gold mine tailing dam breach in Guyana, 1995; Marcopper mining disaster in the Philippines, March 1996; Doñana disaster, tailings dam breach of the Los Frailes zinc/silver mine in Spain, April 1998; Aitik mine, tailings dam failure in Sweden, September 2000
The Pasig River in the Philippines suffers from a high level of water pollution and efforts are being made to rehabilitate it. After World War II, massive population growth, infrastructure construction, and the dispersal of economic activities to Manila's suburbs left the river neglected. The banks of the river attracted informal settlers and ...
Air pollution can affect nearly every organ and system of the body, negatively affecting nature and humans alike. Air pollution is a particularly big problem in emerging and developing countries, where global environmental standards often cannot be met. The data in this list refers only to outdoor air quality and not indoor air quality, which ...
Due to its geographical location, climate, and topography, the Philippines is ranked third on the World Risk Index for highest disaster risk and exposure to natural disasters. [20] 16 of its provinces, including Manila, Benguet, and Batanes, are included in the top 50 most vulnerable places in Southeast Asia, with Manila being ranked 7th. [21]
Pollution in the Philippines (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Environmental issues in the Philippines" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Satellite image of the Philippines in March 2002 showing forest cover in dark green Small-scale logging and coal-making operations at the lower areas of the Sierra Madre mountain range. As in other Southeast Asian countries, deforestation in the Philippines is a major environmental issue.
The history of environmental pollution traces human-dominated ecological systems from the earliest civilizations to the present day. [1] This history is characterized by the increased regional success of a particular society , followed by crises that were either resolved, producing sustainability , or not, leading to decline.