Ecology and Environment

With large projects held back by the economic crisis and lack of infrastructure, Argentina seems to see an alternative path towards greater sustainability of its energy matrix in small renewable energy ventures, promoted by industries, businesses and private users sensitive…

Farmers, Environmentalists, and Experts Stand Against Waste Incineration On January 9, 2023, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific together with Ecowaste Coalition and the Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustianability (IDIS) – Davao and in partnership with Ecoteneo,…

7 January 2023, Quezon City.  Coinciding with the observance of January as Zero Waste Month, church and environmental organizations exhorted the faithful devotees of the Black Nazarene to mark the upcoming feast without leaving a trail of garbage. In a…

Creating a Space to Refuse Single-Use  January 6, 2023. Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific, Ecowaste Coalition, Mother Earth Foundation, and Zero Waste youth volunteers gathered in the Activity Center of Trinoma, one of Metro Manila’s largest malls,…

We see it every day: the current leaders (political, economic or socio-technocratic…) seem mentally and emotionally incapable of wanting to change “their” power system. Their motivations? The perpetuation and expansion of their security, of their domination. This is why even…

Environmental watchdog group BAN Toxics, along with other environmental protection advocates, calls on the nation to promote “zero waste” as a principle and practice to reduce toxic and waste pollution in the Philippines in time for Zero Waste Month. January…

As a product of fossil fuels, plastic is one of the main drivers of the climate crisis. Continued plastic production and consumption heat up global climate temperatures, deplete our resources, intoxicate the environment, and create public health issues, feed incinerators,…

Law professor Mary Wood breaks down how people can protect their right to clean air, water, and land as well as fortify their climate change resiliency. By Aric Sleeper With the reality of climate change becoming more apparent in the…

With a world highly dependent on oil and gas, it’s no wonder that Africa is considering such a devastating pipeline next. In 2006, Uganda discovered 1.7 billion barrels of recoverable commercial oil in the Albertine Graben Region. In February 2022,…

The EcoWaste Coalition, a watchdog group campaigning for a zero waste and toxics-free society, has expressed its dismay over the heaps of mixed “holitrash” (holiday trash) dotting the streets of Metro Manila following the New Year’s Eve festivities. According to…