Ecology and Environment

The Great Barrier Reef has been seriously damaged by too much ocean heat. According to the University of Sydney: The damage is at catastrophic levels. And, as stated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the southern region suffered…

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…

Gubat, Sorsogon — Editorial cartoonists from across the country have joined forces to illustrate the struggles of Gubat’s fisherfolk and coastal communities in the Ink for Impact: An Editorial Cartoon Challenge, organized by the Save Gubat Bay Movement (SGBM) in partnership with the Kurit-Lagting Art Collective,…

Philippine Reuse Consortium Launched Amid Global Push to Combat Plastic Pollution  Quezon City, 27 January 2025 – In celebration of International Zero Waste Month, the Philippine Reuse Consortium, the Philippine Chapter of the Asia Reuse Consortium, was officially launched this…

Climate change deniers are experiencing a renaissance, especially on social media. In concert with this upswing in denialism, home insurance premiums are skyrocketing, or coverage is dropped altogether, a problem in coastal states. Indeed, it’s noteworthy that American real estate…

The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCW Project) recently conducted a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) survey to evaluate community awareness about healthcare waste management. The survey, which covered Quirino Memorial Medical Center (QMMC) in Quezon City (NCR),…

On the second day of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, European leaders spoke out against President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the 2015 Paris Agreement, saying they would remain firmly committed to the…

‘There’s No Mandate to Slam Climate Progress Into Reverse,’ Says NRDC By Paige Bennett As one of his first orders of business upon taking office, President Donald Trump has once again withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris Agreement. During his…

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…

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…