ecology and environmental protection

Giving gifts on Valentine’s Day is a heartfelt way to show affection, but be mindful—some gift items may contain toxic chemicals, turning romance into a health risk. Toxics watchdog BAN Toxics issued a public warning about certain Valentine’s Day gift…

(Poseur-buyer offered to serve as reseller) 27 January 2026, Quezon City.  Imported skin-lightening products flagged by the national government for being sold without market authorization or for containing mercury are being sold in Naga City in blatant violation of the…

19 August 2025, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition welcomed the progress in the ongoing efforts to develop a Chemical Control Order (CCO) regulating benzene, a known carcinogen, by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental…

Nature is under relentless assault worldwide. Underground nuclear experiments, deforestation, mountain blasting for minerals, and even artificial cloud bursting disrupt natural ecosystems. Behind these destructive activities lies not the pursuit of human betterment but sheer greed and profit. This unchecked…

Watchdog Group Lists 48 Skin Lightening Products Adulterated With Mercury 15 August 2025, Quezon City.  As the eighth anniversary of the global entry into force of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is observed on August 16, the toxics watchdog group…

Geneva, Switzerland– Demonstrating strong unity, Global South Member States and Civil Society called for ambitious, legally binding global measures to curb plastic production, in a media briefing on the closing day of the second part of the fifth session of…

Negotiators are Trading Away our Health and our Future Generations in Favour of an Easy Path to a Weak Treaty 11 August 2025, Geneva, Switzerland – The negotiation towards a global plastics treaty to end plastic pollution reaches a point…

Member States and Chair Fail to Act in Stocktake Plenary  Geneva, Switzerland – Plastic pollution is accumulating in our water, air, food, and bodies while the majority of Member States continue to allow themselves to be bullied by a small group…

Geneva, Switzerland – Four days into the final Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, we are not on track to deliver a treaty that will protect people and nature. Enough is enough; something must change. We are joining the voices of waste pickers,…

(Watchdog group presses regulators to issue immediate takedown orders) The environmental health and justice group EcoWaste Coalition urged government regulators to stop the uncontrolled online trade of mercury and mercury-added products by actively enforcing Republic Act No. 11967, or the…