Environmental groups, diplomats and government officials have urged member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to come up …More
Archive for July, 2012
Protecting seagrasses is like protecting our oceans, scientists
By Henrylito D. Tacio CAIRNS, Australia — Like the two other marine habitats — the coral reefs and mangroves — …More
Sustaining reforestation effort in the Cordillera
Protecting the forests is an urgent issue not just for Cordillera but also for the entire country. According to Cordillera …More
Strengthening tourism to combat climate change
LEGAZPI CITY – The global campaign for climate change adaptation (CCA) is now focused on the tourism industry after a …More
Reefs under threat
by Henrylito Tacio Unless the governments and the people of the Coral Triangle Region will work together, their ecologically-fragile coral …More
Coral Triangle, PH reefs under threat
CAIRNS, Australia – About 85% of the reefs in the Coral Triangle, which covers the Philippines, is under threat from …More
Environmental Investigative Reporting Fellowship Program kicks off in the Philippines
Many of the environmental problems Marites Vitug covered 20 years ago still plague the Philippines today. But Vitug, a 1991 …More
Clean Energy Starts With A Clean Stove (and a bit of entrepreneurship)
posted by Prime Sarmiento Rio de Janeiro – Apart from supportive government policies, international treaties and huge investments, a dash of …More
Ocean campaigners moving on despite disappointment from Rio+20
posted by Prime Sarmiento Rio de Janeiro – Rio+20 was a disappointment for ocean campaigners who came …More