Philippines participates in ACRS 2011
Filipino remote sensing researchers attended and participated in the 32nd Asian Conference on Remote Sensing which was held in Taiwan International Convention Center in Taipei last Oct. 3-7, 2011. The event is yearly organized and sponsored by the Asian Association of Remote Sensing also called as AARS. Inviting for fellow remote sensing scientists, researchers and professionals across Asia, the event aims at exchanging and gathering of information about remote sensing and other knowledge about geographic information system and surveying. The representatives from the Philippines are composed of researchers and professionals from the University of the Philippines-Diliman, De La Salle University, Energy Development Corporation and Caraga State University. This event has been a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the various advancement in remote sensing that could be implemented and used to detect atmospheric condition and other related phenomenon.
Companies step-up and helps in battle against air pollution
Companies step-up and helps in battle against air pollution
According to the study of the World Health Organization, air pollution kills three times more people each year than automobile related accidents, which sums up three million people a year dying from the effects of unclean air. A separate study concludes that severe air pollution may shorten life expectancy by at least nine months. Another statistic shows that around 20% of cancer cases are associated the the harmful effects of air pollution. With these alarming findings, corporate leaders have stood up takes the initiative to fight against air pollution. DB Schenker-Philippines, a logistics company and a leading provider of integrated supply chain solutions in the Philippines has taken a different approach in addressing the problem. For more than 130 years now, the company is reputable and is the second largest logistics company across 130 different countries. They are the first to promote Boysen KnoXout, the first air cleaning paint that transforms water vapor into free radicals using light energy.
Jason Ello, DBS Compliance and Procurement Senior Manager states, "DB Schenker is an environment-friendly company and we want to do our share in reducing carbon footprint whenever and wherever possible. Our primary goal is to really help the environment and to also drive other companies, even our competitors, to follow suit.”
The Philippines has also taken various steps in helping to clean the quality of air. Continue reading here. <-Click this.
It is good to know that our country is attending events that would enhance our knowledge and capacity to detect and analyze atomospheric conitions. All we have to do now is to cooperate and help clean our air. May the increasing incidents of death due to air pollution warn us that we need to act as soon as possible.
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Raymond Jake Ledesma
Since our country attends at events like this, projects regarding air pollution should be started. And of course, it can only be successful if people of the Philippines participate.
ReplyDeleteI do hope that many companies engage in environment-friendly activities such as this. I hope that people at this logistics company is doing their best efforts to lessen their carbon footprints and help minimize air pollution.
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