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Food, fasting and the meaning of Ramadan
What is the right diet? When do we really need to eat? Protein from meat or protein from vegetables? Slow food or fast food? Organically grown or genetically modified? Halal or Haram? Countless debates…
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Environmental groups raise alarm on Nickelodeon threat to sustainability of Palawan
Environmental groups, together with members of the academe and representatives from Palawan, called for intensified efforts to safeguard the sustainability and environmental viability of Palawan in light of apparent lobby efforts to push through with plans for a Nickelodeon theme park in Coron
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War on poverty and illegal fishing must continue
The members of the Pangingisda Natin Gawing Tama (PaNaGaT) network, strongly urge President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to address persistent poverty in fishing communities in the country.
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Envi orgs slam disposal of Canadian waste in PH landfill
Manila – Environmental and public health groups expressed frustration and disappointment over the sudden disposal of 29 of the 50 container vans containing mixed wastes that were illegally imported from Canada, despite the absence of a court order directing the illegal shipment’s disposal.
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Comprehensive rehab of Manila Bay is possible, necessary
Manila —The Greenpeace ship, Esperanza, arrived today in Manila Bay amid calls for a comprehensive rehab of the country’s most famous body of water. The call came as scientists from the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) conducted research demonstrations meant to underscore the extent of toxic pollution in the area.
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Indonesia makes it to 2008 Guinness World Records as fastest forest destroyer on the planet
The next edition of the Guinness Book of World Records will list Indonesia as the country with the fastest rate of forest destruction on the planet. Indonesia is destroying an area of forest equivalent to 300 football pitches every hour. It has already lost 72% of its large intact ancient forests (1) and half of…
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Time to Ban Single-Use Plastics and Protect the Oceans
Time to ban single-use plastics; A Policy Brief for ASEAN Leaders
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Policy experts say environmental protection is crucial to ASEAN economic integration success
Manila, Philippines, 20 May 2014—The protection of Southeast Asia’s natural and human resource base must be ensured as the region moves towards economic integration in 2015 and beyond. This was the pronouncement made by regional policy experts, civil society groups and members of the academe [1] ahead of the World Economic Forum on East Asia…
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Roadmap to Recovery of Philippine Oceans
The Roadmap to Recovery for the Philippine Oceans is an urgent proposal to reverse the deteriorating condition of the country’s marine resources – the need to safeguard the health of our oceans, the viability of coastal communities and national food security is the key guiding principle. The Aquino Administration will have a significant role to…
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Statement on Cove Manila’s ‘largest balloon drop’ record attempt on New Year’s Eve
30 December 2018, Manila, Philippines - On the eve of the scheduled balloon drop by Cove Manila and Okada Manila, petitioner Climate Reality Project Philippines, joined by Greenpeace Southeast Asia - Philippines, Ecowaste Coalition, and Save Philippine Seas said:
