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PH Environmental Groups Apprehensive of DENR Sec. Cuna Appointment
We, environmental justice groups, express serious concern over the appointment of Undersecretary Juan Miguel Cuna as the new Acting Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
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Real change needs real options
In conversations about plastic waste, behavior change is often described as simply a matter of motivation. If people care enough, the thinking goes, they will reduce plastic use. But insights from reuse projects in Southeast Asia tell a fuller story.
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People pay the price as Plastics Treaty talks end in deadlock
After two years of negotiations, governments in Geneva once again failed to agree on a Global Plastics Treaty strong enough to end the plastic crisis—choosing delay and division over decisive action to protect people and the planet.
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Plastics Treaty talks near end as pressure mounts for ambition
With just three days left before the final round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty comes to a close in Geneva, Switzerland, civil society groups, scientists, and community representatives warn that talks are veering off course, risking a weak agreement that fails to protect people and the planet from plastic pollution.
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Plastics Treaty in jeopardy as lobbyists continue to weaken global pact
Talks for a landmark Global Plastics Treaty resumed in Geneva, Switzerland this week amid mounting concerns over efforts by oil-producing states and industry lobbyists to derail the ambition and scope of what environmental advocates consider the biggest environmental deal since the Paris Agreement.
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The Environmental, Socioeconomic, and Health Impacts of the Plastic Crisis in the Philippines and Recommendations for a Robust Plastics Treaty
As a country heavily impacted by both the plastic and climate crises, there is much at stake for the Philippines to secure an ambitious legally binding instrument that will protect people and the planet from harms throughout the plastic lifecycle.
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Greenpeace, Marikina Kontra Agos: Vote for the environment, make polluters pay
More than a hundred young people from Marikina last Saturday called on local and national candidates to stand up for corporate accountability and to make climate polluters pay climate-affected communities for damages.
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Greenpeace urges 2025 bets to prioritize climate justice
As the world marks Earth Day 2025, Greenpeace Philippines is calling on candidates in the upcoming midterm elections to put climate justice front and center of their platforms. The group…
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Imminent Plastics Treaty to give Filipinos fighting chance vs. plastic-polluting businesses
Developing countries like the Philippines will have a rallying point to call for drastic measures to cut down on production and start a just transition—all with the necessary support mechanisms the mandate includes.