Ecology and Environment

Public Money Must Serve People and the Planet, not the Greedy and Corrupt 21 September 2025, Quezon City – The environmental watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition joined the non-violent protest assemblies in Rizal Park and People Power Monument against despicable corruption, stressing…

China faces a crucial crossroads in the global fight against climate change and environmental degradation, yet it has demonstrated consistency and tenacity in its approach to sustainability that set worldwide trends. With a long-term strategic vision and robust public policies,…

“Europe, China, the United States, and the Gulf are competing with subsidies and megaprojects. Behind climate discourse lies a struggle for energy hegemony and the promise of a new industry that can become a lever of sovereignty or an extractive…

Members of the ICAN and the Greek Anti-Nuclear Alliance invited ICAN Executive Director Melissa Parke to Athens. Melissa Parke, with her rich CV as Australia’s Minister for Internal Development and as a UN expert in Kosovo, Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, and…

Sorsogon City, Philippines – The Kurit-Lagting Art Collective, in partnership with Delta Beta Omega (DBO), and the Concerned Artists of the Philippines Bicol Chapter (CAP Bicol), will spearhead the Sorsogon City leg of Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk on Saturday, October 4, 2025,…

“The continents are drying, freshwater availability is shrinking, and sea level rise is accelerating… Combined, they send perhaps the direst message on the impact of climate change to date.” (Unprecedented Continental Drying study, see below) Human-generated climate change, the result…

In a strategic effort to tackle climate change and advance towards a more sustainable economy, China has issued an official directive to expand and consolidate its National Emissions Trading System (ETS) by 2030. This pioneering system, currently focused mainly on…

by Jag Mohan Thaken Punjab, the major grain producer state of India, has faced the brunt of the severe deluge during the last fortnight which has dashed all hopes of the inhabitants, especially the farmers of the state. It has inflicted…

(Another mislabeled “no Pb” paint brand found contaminated with toxic lead) 10 September 2025, Quezon City.  Imported paints containing high concentrations of lead, a neurotoxin and endocrine-disrupting chemical, continue to enter the country’s ports, prompting an environmental health and justice…

The reconstruction of flood-devastated rural Punjab demands a radical departure from conventional donor-driven aid models. Grounded in the transformative praxis of Paulo Freire, this framework proposes a holistic, community-led approach that integrates physical rebuilding with socio-economic liberation. The core principle…