Six months after its closure, efforts to regain Boracay’s status as a paradise island are reaching frantic levels as its soft reopening on Oct. 26 nears. Read the report of Cooper Resabal of Vera Files. environews.ph/biodiversity/a…

The urgency to reach key milestones in the 2015 Paris Agreement and deal with climate change puts a lot of high expectations at the UN climate talks in Katowice, Poland. environews.ph/climate-change…

In Katowice, Poland climate change conference, the Philippines reaffirms its leadership on climate action and highlights its initiative on climate justice to help vulnerable communities adapt to climate change. environews.ph/uncategorized/…

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Because of its profitability, more farmers had been growing tobacco in the past three years despite their bearing the brunt of unpredictable... environews.ph/climate-change…

Forests in Misamis Oriental were cleared to make way for farmland early in the last century. But present batek native tobacco production, however,... environews.ph/climate-change…

While tobacco farmers already use organic fertilizer, they continue to use commercial agrochemicals to contain pests. Worse, the farmers are unaware of... environews.ph/climate-change…

The IPCC warns that the window to keep global temperatures down to less than 2°C is rapidly closing. Can the Philippines help reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere, even as it seeks to accelerate national development? environews.ph/climate-change…

The rise in plastic waste is choking waters and polluting coastlines across the world. The scale of this global problem is... earthjournalism.net/stories/copy_o…

The Rainbow Warrior is coming back to the Philippines on March 2 and 3 at the Port of Manila for the Ship the Plastic Back tour to campaign against plastic pollution and rally the Filipinos as we move to #breakfreefromplastic! environews.ph/health/greenpe…

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As countries observe World Wildlife Day on March 3 with the theme, “Life below water: for people and planet,” conservationists call for increased public awareness of the need to protect the endangered marine animals. environews.ph/biodiversity/h…

On March 3, World Wildlife day, 1,529 tortoises were found in abandoned luggage in the Philippines. Tortoises and freshwater turtles like those seized... environews.ph/biodiversity/p…

Negros Occidental becomes the latest province in the Philippines to declare itself coal-free. In an Executive Order (EO) signed by Governor Alfredo Maranon, Jr., the province committed itself to the... environews.ph/climate-change…

For Women’s month, Internews Earth Journalism Network’s Philippines and Pacific Region Content Coordinator Imelda Abano, writes about the challenges facing vulnerable women in the Philippines and how more support is needed to help them build... earthjournalism.net/stories/empowe…

The largest youth-led mobilization for climate action in the country made their voices heard outside the Provincial Capitol of Negros Occidental on March 6 as local officials issue an executive order declaring the province as coal-free. environews.ph/climate-change…

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It has been nearly four years since Pope Francis published the Laudato Si, a ground-breaking encyclical that redefined the role of spirituality in environmental action. The importance of its... environews.ph/climate-change…

Sir David Attenborough has issued his strongest statement yet on the threat posed to the world by climate change. Sir David said we face "irreversible... bbc.com/news/science-e…

By refusing to be the world’s dumping ground, China’s policy—and the fallout that resulted from it—revealed the true cost of rampant consumption, plastic production, and the... environews.ph/health/chinas-…