• Sustainability

    Letter to BFAR on CNFIDP

    Greenpeace together with its network and various fishing communities has been campaigning to protect and preserve our oceans in order to change how we managed our oceans by engaging governments, industry players, and other ocean stakeholders.

    Greenpeace Philippines
  • Sustainability

    New Greenpeace report estimates coal plant emissions could kill 2,400 Filipinos per year

    MANILA, Philippines, 3 February 2016 – While coal is king in the Philippines, a new Greenpeace Southeast Asia report has revealed for the first time the current health impacts of existing coal-fired power plants, as well as projected health impacts of operating and planned power plants in the Philippines.

    Greenpeace Philippines
  • Sustainability

    Coal: A Public Health Crisis

    Coal is a major public health hazard. Each stage of the coal life cycle – mining, transportation, washing, combustion, and disposing of post-combustion wastes – carries health risks that lead to lung, heart and brain diseases, as well as work-related injuries. Burning coal affects the environment, human health and wildlife, and is a major contributor…

    Greenpeace Philippines
  • Community

    Greenpeace Southeast Asia appoints Yeb Saño as new Executive Director

    It’s not every day you get to welcome a veteran and high-profile climate activist to Greenpeace. That’s why we’re thrilled to appoint Yeb Saño as Executive Director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia.

    Greenpeace Philippines
  • Sustainability

    Going beyond corporate responsibility, Manila’s top hotels and restaurants advocate for sustainable seafood

    Manila, Philippines — In a bid to help save overfished Philippine seas, Manila’s top hotels and restaurants, came together with environmental groups and fisheries NGOs to declare their support for the promotion of sustainable seafood. [1] The groups fully recognize that the marine environment has long been plagued by problems, including overfishing due to decades…

    Greenpeace Philippines
  • Sustainability

    Tuna Cannery Ranking

    Greenpeace Southeast Asia believes that consumers have a right to know where and how their tuna was caught. Modern consumers who are aware of their impact on the planet want to play a key role in preserving tuna resources for the enjoyment of future generations.

    Greenpeace Philippines
  • Society

    End impunity! People, planet, and peace over profit

    The current development paradigm of economic growth at all cost has placed people and the environment as unavoidable collateral damage. The recent rise of violence against indigenous peoples in Mindanao serves to remind us why we should put forward development plans that look after both the well-being of the people and the environment.

    Greenpeace Philippines
  • Sustainability

    We have the power to shape the future of food and farming

    We have finally launched our #IAmHampasLupa Electoral Campaign, aimed at mobilizing young people to get more involved in our country’s agriculture.

    Greenpeace Philippines
  • Sustainability

    Greenpeace ranks Philippine tuna canneries based on sustainable and equitable fisheries guidelines

    Quezon City – After months of research and monitoring, Greenpeace Philippines today released a tuna ranking of nine local canneries based on international sustainable and equitable fisheries guidelines. It found that almost all the local canneries surveyed scored poorly indicating just how the industry is not doing enough to address the problem of rampant illegal,…

    Greenpeace Philippines
  • Sustainability

    Fisheries stakeholders on the effective implementation of RA 10654

    We, the members of conservation and fisheries NGOs, and fisherfolk organizations laud the passage of RA 1065, which amended the Philippine Fisheries Code, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations of the amended Fisheries Code of the Philippines, at a time when we urgently needed to revive the nation’s seas.

    Greenpeace Philippines