Tag: Environment
Experts express concern as Japan reboots 44-year-old Mihama nuclear reactor
The reactor is the oldest to be restarted since the 2011 Fukushima disaster
Thai divers remove fishing nets bleaching protected coral reefs
About 640,000 tons of fishing nets end up in the ocean globally every year, becoming ghost gear, according to the United Nations
Ratusan keluarga di Laos tersingkir dari rumah mereka demi pembangkit listrik
Ratusan keluarga di bagian barat laut Laos ter12paksa meninggalkan rumah mereka untuk memberikan ruang bagi perluasan pembangkit listrik tenaga lignit.
Hundreds of families in Laos forced to leave homes for coal...
The displaced families will be compensated but residents said the compensation is only a fraction of the value of their homes and farms
Philippine bishops welcome move in Congress to stop dam project in...
The bishops’ social action secretariat said the Church is “not against development as long as it does not sacrifice the common good”
Protecting the planet
If we want to continue to admire the forests, the dolphins, the birds and creatures of the planet, we have to preserve and protect it
Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sunken cargo ship
Flaming containers filled with chemicals tumbled into the sea from the ship's deck
Chemical cargo ship sinks off Sri Lanka, fouling rich fishing waters
The government on Wednesday suspended fishing along an 80-km stretch of the island's coastline, affecting 5,600 fishing boats
The oceans under serious threat
It is greed that causes the overfishing, pollution, the plastic and chemicals poured into our oceans that are destroying our planet
Photos: Indigenous tribe helps sustain Manila’s ‘community pantries’
Greenpeace Philippines contracted photojournalist Basilio Sepe to follow the route of the produce from harvest to distribution
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