EP 60: Environmental Damage in the Spratlys

A geospatial and data analytics company in the United States has come out with yet another alarming report on the damage wrought in occupied reefs in the West Philippine Sea. 

Simularity, pointed to damaging “excess nutrients” in these features compared to unoccupied reefs.

The report came a month after the company had also sounded the alarm on chinese ships allegedly dumping wastes in the West Philippine Sea. 

Liz Derr, co-founder and CEO of Simularity  and Dr. Charissa Ferrera, Assistant Professor at U.P. Marine Science Institute joined Christian Esguerra to talk more about these latest findings.