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PH Reuse Study Tour and Conference

Seeking the Mainstreaming of Reuse, Refill vs Single-Use Plastics 20 January 2025, Manila — In celebration of Zero Waste Month, plastic waste reduction advocates kicked off the “Philippine Reuse Study Tour and Conference”  in a bid to amplify the viability…

Ecuador’s Coastal Ecosystems Have Rights, Constitutional Court Rules

The Constitutional Court of Ecuador has determined that coastal marine ecosystems have rights of nature, including the right to “integral respect for its existence and for the maintenance and regeneration of its life cycles, structure, functions and evolutionary processes,” per Chapter…

Leonard Peltier Out of Jail

After 49 years of incarceration, 80-year-old Leonard Peltier has been granted clemency. He will be released from jail and complete his sentence in home confinement. Leonard was sentenced to two life sentences for the deaths of two FBI agents in…

PMPI Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Municipal Waters 

We, the 230 members of the Philippine-Misereor Partnership Inc. (PMPI), express profound concern regarding the Supreme Court’s First Division’s affirmation of the Malabon Regional Trial Court’s decision declaring Sections 4 (58), 16, and 18 of the Philippine Fisheries Code (Republic…

Dam in Tibet, A Concern for India, Bangladesh

The construction of a colossal hydropower project by China in Tibet has emerged as a matter of grave concern for India, especially for those residing in its eastern regions including Bangladesh. These areas now face a perpetual threat akin to…

“Let’s call it Mexican America”: President Sheinbaum hits back at Trump’s comment on renaming Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America”

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday mocked U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America,” referring to the United States. Sheinbaum gave her daily press conference in front of a…

Tens of Thousands Flee Deadly Wildfires in Southern California

Wildfires fueled by strong winds in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, California, have scorched a quickly growing area of Los Angeles County, killing at least two people. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The fierce and unpredictable fires have forced roughly 70,000 evacuations and destroyed approximately…

Northeast India: Engineers’ Forum Expresses Concern over Tibet Dam

Guwahati: Expressing anxiety over the recent earthquake that hit the Tibetan plateau killing over 125 residents and injuring several others, a forum of graduate engineers in northeast India apprehended probable damages in the Brahmaputra valley if the China-made massive hydropower…

EcoWaste Coalition Uncovers Toxic Lead in More Painted Tumblers

5 January 2025, Quezon City.  With the onset of 2025, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition wasted no time in warning the public against potential lead exposure hazards in some stainless steel water tumblers being marketed for children’s use. Last…

PEC Condemns Murder of Scribe in India, 1st Victim in 2025

Geneva: New Year has brought sad news for the Indian media fraternity as a young scribe was found murdered in the Bijapur locality of Chhattisgarh State on Friday. Local media persons informed that the body of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was…

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