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Envi Group to Election Candidates: Serve the People, Protect the Environment

11 February 2025 “Election season is here again, and soon we’ll be hearing politicians declare their commitment to the people and the nation. But a leader who is truly dedicated to public service must also stand for environmental protection.” This was…

Global Day of Action to #CloseBases

February 23, 2025 — at a military base near you! The thousands of military bases, both foreign and domestic, around the world are a critical piece of the war machine that must be dismantled. Closing bases is a necessary step…

Yanis Varoufakis joins MERA25 Germany at the Antisiko Demonstration in Munich

DiEM25 co-founder Yanis Varoufakis will join MERA25 Germany in Munich from February 14 to 16 to participate in the Antisiko demonstration, a counter-movement organised by the Action Alliance Against the NATO Security Conference 2025. This visit highlights MERA25 Germany’s growing…

February 6,2025: Neither forget nor forgive. Freedom of movement!

World day of action against the border death regime and to demand truth,justice, and reparations for migration victims and their families. On February 6,2024, a major transnational mobilization marked the 10th anniversary of Commemor-Action. On February 6, 2025, we aim…

Private and Public Sector Partners in Eliminating Lead Paints Honored by the EcoWaste Coalition at its 25th Anniversary Celebration

1 February 2025, Quezon City.  In a unique display of collaborative relationship built through years of dialogue and advocacy, civil society organization EcoWaste Coalition feted the paint industry association of the Philippines and seven of its member companies, as well…

In Pursuit of India’s R-Day Celebration

Defying all odds, including a boycott call by some armed militant outfits, the people of far eastern Bharat (India) celebrated the 76th Republic Day, unfurling the Tri-colour paying homage to the known and unknown martyrs of India’s Freedom Movement against…

Environmental Health Groups Seek FDA-Thailand’s Action to Stop Export of Cosmetics Containing Mercury

Call for Action Triggered by the Discovery of more Mercury-laden Cosmetics being Sold Online 27 January 2025, Quezon City.  Environmental health groups advocating for the protection of people’s health and the environment from mercury-containing cosmetics today urged the Food and…

Looking Ahead to the Arctic Century: Greenland as Kingmaker

Let us be clear: we are soon entering the Arctic Century, and its most defining feature will be Greenland’s meteoric rise, sustained prominence and ubiquitous influence. Over the coming decades, developments in Greenland and the wider Arctic will impact every…

Toxics Watchdog Group Raises Concern over High-Cadmium Good Luck Charms 

Action Steps Proposed to Promote Chemical Safety and the Global Framework on Chemicals 24 January 2025, Quezon City.  As the sale of luck activators thrives ahead of the Chinese New Year, the EcoWaste Coalition, an advocacy group for a zero…

Warning Out on Seaweed-Containing “Extra Whitening” Cream from Thailand with High Mercury Content

19 January 2025, Quezon City.  As the Zero Waste Month gets underway, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition continues to find dangerous levels of mercury in unauthorized skin-lightening products from abroad that are being offered for sale to Filipino consumers…

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