tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56992862069416769012012-02-16T01:06:23.153-08:00The trick to seeing life is to look at everything close-upgiftedlenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155688446725092615noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699286206941676901.post-58357082531956761562010-07-05T00:18:00.000-07:002010-07-05T00:19:26.057-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JrmfY6D4yds/TDF90vSOJ1I/AAAAAAAAAA8/ZVbhIClg8pg/s1600/mangroves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JrmfY6D4yds/TDF90vSOJ1I/AAAAAAAAAA8/ZVbhIClg8pg/s400/mangroves.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mangroves</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">The continuous decline of&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangrove" rel="nofollow">mangroves</a> in the Philippines are evidence of over exploitation of coastal dwellers and conversion to aquaculture ponds and other agricultural activities. Mangrove is known to be important in carbon sequestration. To help in restoring mangroves please join the campaign for the protection and reforestation of mangroves. For inquiries, please call ADCL office at (+63)(045)-8884363. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5699286206941676901-5835708253195676156?l=giftedlens.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>giftedlenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155688446725092615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699286206941676901.post-72028527264909998122010-06-01T00:46:00.000-07:002010-06-10T01:08:25.544-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JrmfY6D4yds/TBCYrtZ5ANI/AAAAAAAAAAw/ySK33ibyuM4/s1600/sinkhole+in+guatemala.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481048623199879378" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JrmfY6D4yds/TBCYrtZ5ANI/AAAAAAAAAAw/ySK33ibyuM4/s320/sinkhole+in+guatemala.jpg" style="display: block; height: 235px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" border="0" /></a>People in Guatemala City, Guatemala are still in shock after a giant sinkhole opened up last Sunday May 30, 2010. The 20-meter (about 66 feet) diameter sinkhole is about 30 meters (about 100 feet) deep.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The sinkhole's destruction added to the tragic events in Central America are said to be related to Tropical Storm Agatha.<span style="font-size:x-small;"><i> (ref: CNN)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JrmfY6D4yds/TBCafPUz-RI/AAAAAAAAAA4/SIhERsat3bs/s1600/sinkhole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JrmfY6D4yds/TBCafPUz-RI/AAAAAAAAAA4/SIhERsat3bs/s320/sinkhole.jpg" border="0" height="224" width="320" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5699286206941676901-7202852726490999812?l=giftedlens.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>giftedlenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10155688446725092615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699286206941676901.post-74048868349460830012010-05-27T00:27:00.000-07:002010-05-27T00:27:35.632-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sR281vW3lAw/S_4abkwTYDI/AAAAAAAAAK0/mc1Bv5i9QKM/s1600/alaotragrebechrisrose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sR281vW3lAw/S_4abkwTYDI/AAAAAAAAAK0/mc1Bv5i9QKM/s400/alaotragrebechrisrose.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(Photo from bbc.co.uk : Painting by Chris Rose)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The Alaotra Grebe (<i>Tachybaptus rufolavatus)</i>&nbsp; or known as Madagascan bird has been confirmed extinct. According to <a href="http://www.birdlife.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Birdlife International </a>the bird was last seen in September 1985. Read the full story at BBC Earth News : <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8702000/8702598.stm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alaotra grebe confirmed extinct</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">&nbsp; </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5699286206941676901-7404886834946083001?l=giftedlens.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bludatznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699286206941676901.post-36180531191280501942010-05-26T23:42:00.000-07:002010-05-26T23:42:07.375-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sR281vW3lAw/S_4S0Kd6DEI/AAAAAAAAAKw/ZbscQ5XXsic/s1600/oil+spill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sR281vW3lAw/S_4S0Kd6DEI/AAAAAAAAAKw/ZbscQ5XXsic/s400/oil+spill.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Oil washed ashore at the <span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-photo" style="display: inline;"><span class="photo-breakout photo-center large"><span class="caption">coastline of Southeast Louisiana coming from the oil spill in Gulf of Mexico. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(ref: </i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The Associated Press)</i></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5699286206941676901-3618053119128050194?l=giftedlens.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bludatznoreply@blogger.com0