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31 LGUs sign petition banning single-use plastic
A petition for a nationwide ban on the use of single-use plastic has been signed by 31 coastal local government units (LGUs). Faced with twin problems of massive flooding and uncontrollable material waste, LGUs in the ...
- November 23, 2020
DILG supports LGUs in protecting municipal waters in WPS: Año
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) to improve their management of municipal waters and even assured them of its support in protecting municipal waters and local ...
- September 6, 2021
Dramatic rise in numbers of people concerned about nature loss
New global research, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and commissioned by WWF, shows that public interest in, and concern for nature has risen markedly (16%) in the past five years and continues to grow ...
- May 22, 2021
Care for the oceans requires more than a 'month'
The month of May here in the Philippines is designated as the “Month of the Ocean” and is intended to “highlight the conservation, protection and sustainable management of Philippine coastal and ocean resources,” according ...
- May 5, 2021
Sustainable agriculture under Duterte
As we seek to achieve food security and safety while at the same time raising incomes among our farmers and fisherfolks, the government must realize that agricultural and biosystems engineering is a crucial tool in this ...
- July 29, 2016
200,000 sign online petition vs Kaliwa Dam
The online petition urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to stop the construction of Kaliwa Dam has so far gathered 200,000 signatures. Stop Kaliwa Dam project convenor and Save Sierra Madre Network Inc. Executive Director ...
- February 21, 2023
New partnership for marine KBAs
To mark the World Environment Day on June 5, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) launched a new partnership to help ...
- June 2, 2015
From Marrakech, hope for climate change
Last Friday, November 18, the 22nd session of the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change closed in Marrakech, Morocco. Two weeks of intense negotiations produced credible outcomes ...
- November 22, 2016
Fish landing app keeps track of boats, catch
With a mobile phone, fishery stakeholders can now find out where commercial fishing boats are located as well as the type of species these have caught. This is possible with a Fish Landing App recently launched in the ...
- September 17, 2015