Tag: Environment
Thai fishing crews fear five-year recovery after oil spill
Resorts and seafood restaurants say the spill is a "nail in the coffin" for their businesses in the midst of the pandemic
Bishop invites financial institutions to heed call of Philippine Church leaders
Bishop Alminaza said majority of Philippine banks found to have been linked to coal and fossil gas companies and projects “remain mum"
Faith-based groups challenge Catholic bishops ‘to walk the talk’ on new...
The PMPI said that the bishops’ pastoral statement is “a challenge to themselves, as a Church … more than a guideline to the community"
Philippine Catholic bishops reject donations from mining, other ‘destructive’ industries
The bishops said policies to address the impacts of the climate crisis “should always place social and ecological justice at the forefront”
Pastoral Statement on Ecology: ‘A call for unity and action amid...
Philippine Church leaders reaffirm their commitment “to lead by example” in promoting the use of renewable energy
Malaysia’s mangrove-planting fishermen stumble at nature finance hurdle
Local communities seeking to tap into growing funding flows for nature protection often face barriers
More than 200 new species found in Mekong region
The rate of discovery of new species -- more than 3,000 since 1997 -- shows the importance of preserving the region's fragile ecosystems
Bishop calls for probe into mining operations that caused water in...
The local government of Davao Oriental province announced that mining operations in Banaybanay town had already been shut down
Greenpeace warns coal import dependence to worsen energy security in Southeast...
Greenpeace warned that consumers will shoulder the high electricity costs resulting from fossil fuel import dependence
Community in Sabah regrows forest during pandemic
After months of hiatus due to the fear of contagion, residents of Batu Puteh have returned to plant trees to green the rainforest