Tag: Environment
Amid quarantine, Mindanao villagers protect, release turtle hatchlings
Even under community quarantine, fisherfolk in the town of Magsaysay in the southern Philippine province of Misamis Oriental were able to protect a hawksbill turtle nesting ground.
Another sneak attack on the Philippine environment
It appears that a mining firm has continued coal mining activities even as the province of Antique has been on lockdown due to COVID-19.
Severe ecological disaster looms on remote Philippine island
Mining operations on the island of Homonhon uses a process that they will decimate the island's flora and fauna, according to experts
BAN Toxics releases report on mercury trading in Mindanao
Environmental justice group BAN Toxics, in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature – National Committee of the Netherlands (IUCN NL), published...
Chinese dams held back Mekong waters during drought, study finds
The effect of China's 11 dams on the upper Mekong has long been debated, but data has been scarce
Philippine church, green groups decry dispersal of anti-mining protesters
Anti-mining activists said there should be no activity inside the mines because the mining contract of the company has already expired
Should the Philippines adopt nuclear energy?
Energy from nuclear activities threatens human life and the lives of creatures big and small
Philippine groups mark ‘Mining Hell Week,’ demand policy change
A bill in Congress aims to conserve non-renewable mineral resources by adopting a ‘sustainable and rational’ mineral management
A whole-of-nation approach to environmental challenges in the Philippines
Preparing future generations to meet their own needs is precisely what Church and faith-based groups are trying to do
Philippine bishops meet with tribal leaders, warn against destructive ‘development’
The church leaders said the Lenten season is an opportunity for everyone to focus on God’s gift of creation and respect for the Earth
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