Tag: Verde Island Passage

AG Saño, a renowned Filipino artist and environmental activist, designed the mural in collaboration with local art communities

"We want to stress the need to defend the environment from these destructive projects and hold the plunderers accountable,” said Bagaforo

Defending the passage is a significant step toward healing the wounded planet and building a just and sustainable world for future generations

Environment secretary Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga told reporters that all 22 reclamation projects in Manila are under review and are suspended

The priest called on banking institutions to refrain from lending, underwriting, and investing in Shell and the conglomerate San Miguel

Various groups have raised alarm over the high volume of fossil fuel and toxic cargo-carrying vessels allowed to ply critically biodiverse seas

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

The 1.14 million hectare passage is extremely rich in marine biodiversity, the richest area in the entire Coral Triangle

Activists said the development of the projects will be “at the cost of the richness of the [area] and all livelihood dependent on it”

CEED alleged that the proponents of the fossil gas projects “have cleared vegetation in their adjacent project sites” without permits