MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reiterated its call to Filipinos to protect the ocean, citing its significant role in ensuring food security during a learning event in the culmination of the celebration of the Month of the Ocean on May 24.DENR Secretary Roy... Read More
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – This city and four other urbanized areas in Mindanao have qualified for this year’s One Planet City Challenge (OPCC), an environmental initiative organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).In an announcement Thursday, WWF said the other selected cities are... Read More
MANILA – Quezon City residents on Wednesday welcomed the city's point system program on waste management, saying this will aid efforts to save the environment while helping them cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.“Magandang proyekto ito dahil nakatulong ka na sa mga... Read More
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – More than 124 tons of solid wastes have been collected since last year from 125 floating trash traps installed in critical water bodies of Bataan, Bulacan and Pampanga by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office here in an... Read More
MANILA – An expert is recommending the establishment of community gene banks in remote farming areas nationwide.Aside from helping preserve crop diversity for future farming, University of the Philippines-Los Banos professor Teresita Borromeo said the banks will enable farmers in those areas... Read More
MANILA – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has welcomed the support offered by the United Kingdom (UK) to the Climate Change Commission’s (CCC) advocacy on banning single-use plastics, along with the UK’s continuing strong partnership with the Philippines on accelerating both... Read More
MANILA–Two experts have raised the urgency for mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, warning that more infectious diseases would emerge if global warming intensifies."The latest climate science already warned us that (a) higher degree of global warming would lead to (the) emergence of new... Read More
DUMAGUETE CITY – An environmental advocacy group here is asking barangay officials to speed up the establishment of recycling hubs called materials recovery facilities (MRFs) in answer to the city’s growing problem on trash disposal.In an interview on Thursday, Gary Rosales, president of... Read More
MANILA–A webinar this week will further help mainstream the climate change adaptation and mitigation in annual investment programs (AIPs) of local government units (LGUs) nationwide. Climate Change Commission (CCC) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) have partnered... Read More
ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL, Davao del Norte - To kick off the month of the Ocean in May, the Department of Tourism in Region 11 (DOT-11) partnered with various government agencies and scuba diving communities for a synchronized cleanup in Brgy. Sta. Cruz Talikud here Friday.DOT-11 Director Tanya... Read More
MANILA–The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) aims to make its geologic maps even easier to use.The maps are available to the public in "JPEG" format but some MGB clients are requesting to have these documents also in shapefile format which is a geospatial vector data format for geographic... Read More
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Village officials in a Bukidnon town have brought their complaint against a processing company that emits foul odor for the third time in six years to the city government here.Armed with a petition signed by hundreds of residents, the barangay council of Mambatangan,... Read More
ANKARA – European Union (EU) officials have called for joint commitment and action across the world to reduce emissions by 2030 in the fight against climate change."Today we must strengthen global unity around ambitious new targets," European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen told the... Read More
MANILA–UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging countries worldwide to undertake several steps to end man's "suicidal" war against nature, noting nursing Earth back to health is vital to humanity's survival. Countries must ensure "bold" climate action that will help limit global... Read More
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government here has lined up activities in line with the observance of Earth Day on Thursday.Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said Wednesday that planting and maintenance activities will be conducted at the mangrove forest in Masepla, the former transitory site,... Read More
MANILA – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu is urging local government units (LGUs) to pursue investments in the Risk Resiliency Program (RRP) to boost the country’s preparedness in mitigating the impact of climate change.Cimatu, also chair of... Read More
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the country’s first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), which sets a 75-percent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction and avoidance by 2030, as part of the Philippines' commitment to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.The NDC... Read More
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered the closure of 17 inland resorts here and nearby Polomolok town in South Cotabato for violation of the forestry law.Elvira Lumayag, head of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office, said... Read More
MANILA–The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has opened a drawing contest for six- to 12-year-old Filipinos nationwide, with entries consisting of doodles reflecting the 2021 Earth Day theme "Restore our Earth". By encouraging submission of such entries, the "E-Doodle Mo,... Read More
MANILA–The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has warned about indiscriminately disposing of turtles commonly called "red-eared sliders", which people raise as pets. Such turtles are actually invasive alien species (IAS) that threaten the environment and health, noted... Read More
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