Tag: Environment

Sources downstream in Laos’ Sekong and Attapeu provinces told RFA that whole buildings were washed away by the rising waters after the release

Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, China and Vietnam together produce half of the plastic waste in the world's oceans

From 1970 to 2019, 75% of deaths caused by weather, climate and water hazards in the Southwest Pacific region were from the Philippines

That daunting task is still — only just — possible, but current policies are leading the planet towards catastrophic temperature rises

Due to human activity, populations of wild animals have more than halved since 1970 while the human population has doubled

“Banks and financial institutions must say goodbye to coal and other dirty energy projects,” said Rodne Galicha of Laudato Si Philippines

Forests should be valued for the direct benefits they offer to local communities

Even as the Philippines is among the most climate vulnerable countries in the world, “the climate crisis is still not a priority election issue”

Strong weather disturbances are no longer aberrations, but are the “new normal” as the country faces the climate crisis

Sand dredging is a problem in other riparian communities along the Mekong, including Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam