Environment
DENR spearheads nat'l plan of action vs marine debris
September 28, 2021, 7:33 pm
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is spearheading a national plan of action (NPOA) to help prevent, reduce, and manage marine litter (ML) in the country. Set for launch in November this year, the NPOA promotes shared responsibility, accountability and… Read More
Global fossil fuel subsidies totaled $6T in 2020: IMF head
September 26, 2021, 10:50 am
ANKARA – Global fossil fuel subsidies amounted to around USD6 trillion in 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief said. The amount was 6.8 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP), Kristalina Georgieva said at the UN High-Level Dialogue on Energy on Friday. “The science is… Read More
Asean plays vital role in saving Earth
September 25, 2021, 2:58 pm
MANILA – Saving the planet starts with the protection of marine ecosystems and as a region that covers almost half of the world's water, countries in Southeast Asia play an important role in realizing this goal. Given the concentration of biodiversity in the region, member states of the… Read More
Experts, tech-focused firms tie-up to boost plant conservation
September 23, 2021, 3:08 pm
MANILA – Plants conservationists have teamed up with firms that promote the use of technological innovations to encourage more people to protect endemic plants in the country. In an online briefing Wednesday night, Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society, Inc. (PNPCSI) vice president… Read More
De La Salle Lipa: 1st PH institution to get STARS Silver Rating
September 21, 2021, 9:14 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – De La Salle Lipa (DLSL) received the internationally-renowned STARS Silver Rating for its continuous efforts in practicing sustainability on many fronts, the first academic institution in the Philippines to earn this accolade. STARS means Sustainability Tracking, Assessment… Read More
Science-based multi-sector action needed vs. climate, Covid-19
September 21, 2021, 6:58 pm
MANILA – Climate Change Commission Vice Chairperson Secretary Emmanuel de Guzman is advocating science-based multi-sector action that will help the country sustainably deal with climate change and continuing onslaught of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. "I urge all key… Read More
Resort owners, divers fear effects of reclamation project
September 21, 2021, 6:42 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Professional divers and resort owners in Negros Oriental are apprehensive over the possible negative impacts of the proposed 174-hectare offshore reclamation project in this capital city on the diving and tourism industry.Glenn Carballo, owner of Azure Dive Resort and president… Read More
Power firm launches multi-sectoral movement for carbon-neutral PH
September 21, 2021, 6:20 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Racing against time to address the worsening climate change crisis, multi-sectoral representatives have joined a movement initiated by geothermal power leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) aimed at attaining zero carbon emissions among businesses in the country.EDC, the… Read More
World on 'catastrophic pathway' to hit 2.7-degree temp rise
September 19, 2021, 11:58 am
WASHINGTON – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a dire warning on Friday, saying the world is on a "catastrophic pathway" to surpass negotiated caps on temperature increases meant to mitigate the ravages of climate change. Guterres called on the international community to immediately… Read More
Volunteers clear Subic beaches of plastic wastes, storm debris
September 17, 2021, 6:35 pm
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – More than 200 volunteers from locator companies, community groups, and departments of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) fanned out to eight points along the shoreline here on Friday to collect plastic wastes and other debris that were washed ashore after the recent… Read More
Abandoned 'hot logs' seized in Maguindanao
September 17, 2021, 10:31 am
PARANG, Maguindanao – Environment officials and the local police confiscated here on Thursday some 500 board feet of suspected illegally cut lumber. The forest products were left unattended in Sitio Bliss, Barangay Nituan, Parang, Maguindanao. “The lumber products were undocumented and… Read More
No assessment request yet on Dumaguete reclamation project: DENR
September 15, 2021, 7:45 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office II (CENRO II) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here on Wednesday clarified that it has not yet received any application or other forms of communication from the Dumaguete City government… Read More
PNP committed to enforce environmental laws
September 15, 2021, 4:22 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday committed to continue protecting the country's vast and diversified environment. PNP chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, made this comment after Global Witness listed the Philippines as one of the deadliest countries for land and… Read More
Bamboo to help boost climate change mitigation in PH
September 15, 2021, 1:42 pm
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is promoting bamboo-planting as a climate change mitigation strategy. Bamboo not only thrives in the country and is among the government's priority reforestation species but this grass is also good in sequestering or absorbing… Read More
Balanga City 3rd runner up in mangrove protection tilt
September 13, 2021, 8:25 pm
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – This component city of Bataan received the third runner-up award in the 2021 national tilt for mangrove protection and management programs known as “Para El Mar” (For the Sea), Mayor Francis Garcia announced on Monday. Prieto Diaz in Sorsogon was chosen as the… Read More
PH eyes Japan's help in protecting ozone layer, climate
August 31, 2021, 5:54 pm
MANILA – The Philippines aims to secure Japan's assistance on safely disposing hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) from various industries nationwide. Such assistance will enable the country to destroy HCFCs and HFCs without releasing these substances' gases into the… Read More
Baywalk waters may soon be fit for swimming, other recreations
August 27, 2021, 7:42 pm
MANILA – The waters off the Baywalk area along Manila Bay can soon be fit for swimming and other contact recreational activities. Measures for rehabilitating Manila Bay will continue, so the concentration of fecal coliform bacteria in Baywalk's waters can dip further and eventually meet the… Read More
Inaction on climate change to further breed calamities
August 25, 2021, 12:58 pm
MANILA – Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary and Climate Change Commission (CCC) chairperson-designate Carlos Dominguez raised the urgency for public action on climate change, warning recent disasters from extreme weather events due to this scourge further offer a preview of what passiveness… Read More
Legazpi to get P9.5-M waste management grant from Japan
August 10, 2021, 2:46 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The city government has been chosen by the Japanese government as a recipient of its PHP9.5-million grant for the establishment of facilities that would further improve its waste management system. In an interview on Tuesday, Legazpi City health and safety officer, Engineer Neil… Read More
Asean launches region-wide greening project
August 6, 2021, 6:04 pm
MANILA – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) formally launched on Friday a region-wide program that would ramp up restoration efforts and plant at least 10 million native trees in a span of 10 years. Called the Asean Green Initiative (AGI), the program will bring together… Read More
