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Why a Total Ban on Waste Imports is now more urgent with COVID-19
Long before the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippines has already been at risk with exposure to hazardous materials. Developed nations have been contracting companies to ship their waste…
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Green groups: Total ban on waste importation now more urgent to protect PH from post-COVID health, environmental risks
Greenpeace Philippines and EcoWaste Coalition renewed calls for improved protection of Filipinos against health risks from hazardous waste imports beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nuclear energy will be a great burden on Filipinos, Greenpeace warns
Greenpeace today called on the Department of Energy to stop pursuing nuclear energy as it will only further burden Filipino consumers economically and expose the country and its citizens to more health hazards
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Reimagining cities through the portal of a new beginning
I can’t help but think: “If we’re given a chance to open a door and create a new city, what would it be like?”
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Govt-led COVID recovery plans must lead us to ‘better normal’; Focus must be on climate action and vulnerable sectors – Greenpeace
Instead of going back to old business-as-usual systems that have created the climate crisis and massive inequality, any recovery plan must aim to transform our economy and society to tackle the climate crisis and promote positive environmental and health outcomes.
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Reflections from a quarantined world
We hit the “pause” button on 2020. While the world is currently in a state of shock and isolation, this whole experience has made me think about the simpler times…
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Masungi’s women warriors and their battle against quarrying, COVID-19 and stereotypes
Just over a week before President Duterte declared a public health emergency in the Philippines, we at Masungi Georeserve faced a similar battle against efforts to quarry.
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How to protect your home from the virus and still be eco-conscious
It’s inevitable for us to be exposed to all sorts of germs as we go through our day, be it at the office, school, restaurant, grocery store, and what with…
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Blurred lines between “legal” and illegal waste trade turning PH into a dumping ground
The blurred lines between “legal” and illegal waste trade have turned the country into the world’s waste bin.
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Waste trade and the Philippines: How local and global policy instruments can stop the tide of foreign waste dumping in the country
A policy paper that looks at current waste and importation laws to identify gaps and loopholes that allow waste trade to happen.
