Ecology and Environment

Some Costumes, Decorations and Toys can be Hazardous to Health and the Environment As kids and the not-so-young ready themselves for Halloween fun, the EcoWaste Coalition, an advocate for a zero-waste and toxics-free society, advised consumers to be wary of…

In observance of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2025 (#ILPPW2025), marked globally from October 19–25, environmental justice organization BAN Toxics, in partnership with Barangay Officials and residents of Barangay Tatalon in Quezon City, organized a colorful community parade and awareness…

The non-profit organization Hiking for Peace (www.wandernfuerdenfrieden.org / www.hikingforpeace.org) is calling on people worldwide to participate in a joint candlelight event for tolerance, environmental protection, and world peace on April 6, 2026. Under the motto “Peace Wave Festival,” fires will…

On Oct 16, 2025, MEERTalk had an online talk with Robert Hunziker where he opened with a short analysis subtitled, America Has Lost Its Soul, referencing the current attack on science, partly in the context of the French Revolution. As…

A new report by EAT-Lancet Commission (EAT 2.0) explains how we are eating global warming, and what to do about it. This is the second go around by the Commission. An earlier report in 2019 EAT 1.0 was met by…

The AAA Initiative Foundation, acting as the host of the Secretariat for the International Platform on Adaptation Metrics (IPAM), officially launched the International Conference on Adaptation Metrics in Rabat, Morocco. The event, titled “Accelerating Global Climate Resilience through Robust Adaptation…

12 October 2025,  Quezon City. In its latest effort to promote strict adherence to the national lead paint ban, the EcoWaste Coalition disclosed that the 20 spray paint samples it submitted to a private laboratory for confirmatory tests were verified…

by George Banez “If not adobo, what food do you miss?”  I asked Dr. Margarita Lavides, fellow academic residing in the U.S.  Currently teaching at universities in the New York metropolitan area, she moved to New Jersey in 2015. After earning…

In the sharpest possible contrast to the US approach to climate change, in a very grown-up adult fashion, the EU has publicly stated: “EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy.” (Environmental Damage…

7 October 2025, Quezon City, Philippines/Penang, Malaysia.  Malaysian and Filipino civil society groups advocating for consumer and environmental health deplored the online sale of a traditional Chinese skin patch to relieve swelling and pain that has been analyzed to contain…