Publications and reports

In the Philippines,Bicol’s immensely beautiful marine environment and its fragile sea creatures face a grave threat: toxic pollution and siltation caused by mining operations in Rapu Rapu Island in Albay Province. Local and national groups who...

Unlike many of the marine protected areas in the Philippines, Apo Island is more than just a paper park.Studies have demonstrated the benefits of the reserve for conservation and for local community livelihood. Apo Island has also become a...

Climate change, global warming and the greenhouse effect refer to the same global environmental problem. It will have significant impacts on every nation on the planet. Increasing climate-related catastrophes such as drought, floods, storm surges...

A Report Prepared for Greenpeace Southeast Asia by Risk Asia Consulting, Inc.

It has been two years since facts were made public that a research station under the Thai Government had illegally sold and distributed genetically engineered(GE) contaminated papaya seeds to farmers. Subsequent investigations by an independent...

It has been two years since facts were made public that a research station under the Thai Government had illegally sold and distributed genetically engineered (GE) contaminated papaya seeds to farmers. Subsequent investigations by an independent...

The ringspot virus-resistant genetically engineered (GE) papaya introduced in Hawaii in 1998 has been a commercial failure that has propelled the Islands’ papaya industry towards collapse. Fewer papayas are harvested in Hawaii now than at any...