Tag: Environment
Tropical forests turn down the planet’s heat by 1C, scientists find
Forests should be valued for the direct benefits they offer to local communities
Philippine youth groups call on political candidates to ‘show love’ for...
Even as the Philippines is among the most climate vulnerable countries in the world, “the climate crisis is still not a priority election issue”
Philippines as ‘super typhoon’ hotspot needs to be center of policy...
Strong weather disturbances are no longer aberrations, but are the “new normal” as the country faces the climate crisis
Families in Laos’ capital say sand-dredging destroying their village
Sand dredging is a problem in other riparian communities along the Mekong, including Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam
Greenpeace warns of something ‘fishy’ in Philippines’ ‘midnight nuclear deals’
The Philippines and the US signed an MOU that aims to boost cooperation on developing the Philippines’ nuclear energy program
Green activists call on Philippine gov’t to stop playing with dirty...
Greenpeace says that nuclear power will not solve the climate crisis, saying that the nuclear plant life cycle contributes to climate change
Salinization in Mekong Delta in Vietnam to spike in March, says...
Salinity intrusion is an increasingly serious issue caused by climate change and upstream water resource management
Australia orders 200,000 to flee floods moving towards Sydney
Authorities issued severe rain and wind warnings for a 400-kilometer (250-mile) stretch of coast as water levels rose rapidly
Attacks against environmental defenders quadrupled ahead of Philippine polls
The group Kalikasan PNE raised concern that election-related violence might be deliberately targeting defenders
From bad to worse: key IPCC findings on climate impacts
Severe climate impacts -- once seen as a problem on the horizon -- have become a here-and-now reality
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