6 Asian Countries Sign Pact On Coral Reef Protection
November 3, 2006 @ 07:19 AM (EST)
Source: Inq7.net
Seven government officials from six countries, including two from the Philippines, signed a declaration calling on the scientific community to work with local governments and community networks for the management of coral reefs and tropical marine ecosystems.
Alaminos Mayor Hernani Braganza and Puerto Princesa City Vice Mayor Lucillo Bayron signed the declaration during the third international tropical marine ecosystems management symposium on October 16-20 in Cozumel, Mexico...
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