Tag: Environment
Climate strike calls for ‘emergency moratorium’ on climate risk projects
Pro-environment activists call on the government to implement an “emergency moratorium” on large-scale reclamation, mining, and dam projects
In climate landmark, China promises to end coal funding overseas
China is still investing in coal and is by far the largest funder of coal projects in developing countries
Philippines’ first zero-waste island can be found in Negros Oriental province
In 2020, Apo Island adopted waste management systems and practices introduced by WOW Negros Oriental in their community
‘The Greed Line’
“Anthropo-cene” is "anthropo-sin" (s-i-n) or "ecological sin" and is about the harm, destruction, plunder, and poisoning of Creation
On ecological sin
It is high time for the Christian Church to revisit the concept of human stewardship of God’s garden in our sacred tents
Greenpeace calls for ‘urgent protection’ of Philippine environmental defenders
“Companies and governments must be held accountable for the violence and persecution of land and environmental defenders,” said Greenpeace
Amnesty International calls for recognition of ‘right to healthy environment’
Failure to address the impacts of the climate crisis “may well be the biggest inter-generational human rights violation in history”
Philippines remains Asia’s ‘deadliest country’ for environmental defenders, says report
The Global Witness report ranked the Philippines third overall with 29 killings of environmental defenders in the past year
Green groups seek probe into corporate giant’s mangrove planting initiatives
The groups alleged that SMC is planting “wrong species” of mangroves in “wrong zone”
Green activists call on Shopee, Lazada to adopt ‘zero-waste approach’ strategy
An online petition urged Lazada and Shopee to reveal data on waste estimates, reduce current waste production, and explore reusable packaging
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