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No place for climate-induced displacement

With every typhoon, drought, and other calamities comes the reality of thousands, if not millions, of people displaced

Improved air quality in Southeast Asia in 2022, report says

Air pollution reached alarming levels in 2022, with around 90% of the analyzed countries and territories exceeding air quality guidelines

Catholic universities should do more to respond to environmental issues

He urged Catholic universities to take care to factor in concern for the poor in research projects, educational curricula, etc

Indonesian farmers fight for their land in nickel mining boom

Facing the prospect of losing their land and livelihood, around a dozen Wawonii villagers take turns keeping watch from a hut

Anti-mining group dismayed over court decision on levy on mining firm

“The Court’s decision effectively curtails local autonomy, which is mandated by no less than the Constitution,” said Rene Pamplona of ATM

Photos: ‘Pedal for People and Planet’

About 1,000 bikers participate in the all-women “Pedal for People and Planet” in Quezon City, Philippines, on March 12, 2023

Communities call for transparency, urgency amid oil spill’s worsening impacts

The groups demanded concrete plans to protect the affected communities and ecosystems

Church group starts fund drive for relief of oil spill-affected areas

The funds raised will be used for the relief and clean-up efforts not just in Mindoro but also in other dioceses affected by the tragedy

Green group seeks urgent action on oil spill to protect Verde...

The Protect VIP campaign network said the incident must serve as an “eye opener” to the neglect the Verde Island Passage has long suffered

Greenpeace urges gov’t to enforce ‘stringent measures’ on fossil fuel companies

Greenpeace says the oil spill "is a reminder that at all stages of its lifecycle, fossil fuels bring permanent harm to people and the planet”

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