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Diocese in southern Philippines campaigns for stay of open-pit mining ban

The petition calls on the government to “stand firm in its duty to ensure the safety, convenience, and well-being of its constituents”

Philippine green groups welcome cancellation of three more coal projects

The groups said the years of struggle and resistance of affected communities “are finally paying off”

UN climate report signals decisive moment for humanity, say green groups

Pro-environment groups warn that frontline communities will experience more "climate injustice” if countries will not limit warming

Catholic priest in India rides bike to call attention to environment

Carmelite priest Prashanth Palakkappilly will take a tour of India “to spread the message of peace" and "concern for the environment"

In Pakistan, green scheme for polluting bus owners inches along

Peshawar hopes to lower its carbon emissions by paying bus owners to give up their exhaust-spewing vehicles

Catholic climate movement takes on new name to carry title of...

The Global Catholic Climate Movement announced on July 29 that it will now be known as the “Laudato Si Movement”

Philippine green groups welcome passage of bill on phaseout of single-use...

The Philippines' House of Representatives passed the “Single-Use Plastic Products Regulation Act” on July 28

Parched villages in India’s coal-mining hubs hunt for scarce water

In India's coal mining hubs, residents must dig deeper, tap nearby rivers or buy water from tankers to tackle worsening water scarcity

Religious brother in Indonesia rescues bird catcher from prison

A success story for the Justice and Peace and Integration of Pontianak Creation of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Indonesia

Central China’s Henan province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years

The amount of rainfall in Zhengzhou witnessed over the three days was one seen only "once in a thousand years"

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