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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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Greenpeace: Trash slides are bound to happen again, PH government must act now
Communities residing near Binaliw Landfill hold a candle lighting vigil, expressing their indignation for the suffering they are experiencing from the impacts of the neighboring dumpsite. Last January, 36 waste workers lost their lives to the trash slide that buried the waste segregation facility they were working in. Weeks after the tragedy in Binaliw, a…
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Greenpeace: Rizal landfill collapse exposes gov’t inaction on waste
Weeks after the Binaliw landfill tragedy, which claimed 36 lives, another trash slide incident happened in Rodriguez, Rizal. Reports claim that there are at least three individuals missing since a portion of the landfill collapsed last Friday afternoon.
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New Plastics Treaty chair must restore trust, transparency, and ambition — Greenpeace
Following the election of H.E. Ambassador Julio Cordano of Chile as the new Chair of the committee tasked with negotiating a Global Plastics Treaty, Greenpeace Philippines said the appointment must mark a turning point for the treaty talks and the start of a renewed effort to rebuild trust in the process, particularly for countries in…
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Cebu landfill landslide recalls Payatas tragedy, underscores country’s waste crisis
Greenpeace calls on PH gov to fully implement RA 9003 and enforce plastic reduction
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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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Groups launch People’s Declaration for Climate Justice, to End Corruption and Hold Polluters Accountable
Climate-impacted communities, together with Greenpeace Philippines, the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center, and allied organizations today joined nationwide calls to end corruption and to demand that the government hold accountable corrupt officials and hold polluters accountable.
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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.