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Improved air quality in Southeast Asia in 2022, report says

Air pollution reached alarming levels in 2022, with around 90% of the analyzed countries and territories exceeding air quality guidelines

Indonesian farmers fight for their land in nickel mining boom

Facing the prospect of losing their land and livelihood, around a dozen Wawonii villagers take turns keeping watch from a hut

Catholic universities should do more to respond to environmental issues

He urged Catholic universities to take care to factor in concern for the poor in research projects, educational curricula, etc

Photos: Philippines’ ‘Pedal for People and Planet’

About 1,000 bikers participate in the all-women “Pedal for People and Planet” in Quezon City, Philippines, on March 12, 2023

Philippine Church group starts fund drive for relief of oil spill-affected...

The funds raised will be used for the relief and clean-up efforts not just in Mindoro but also in other dioceses affected by the tragedy

Health warnings as Bangkok chokes on pollution

The Thai capital has been blanketed for days by a yellow-grey mix of vehicle fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from agricultural burning

Philippine bishop calls for stronger resistance against ‘rape of nature’

“Destroying the environment is a sin. And so as believers, we are obliged to protect our only home,” Bishop Mesiona said

Philippine green groups call for cancellation of mining contracts

The protestors warned the government from catering to the "vested interests" of mining companies

At least four dead, tens of thousands evacuated in Malaysia floods

Local reports and social media posts showed images of flooded roads, submerged cars, waterlogged homes and rows of shops closed

Oil from sunken tanker swamps central Philippine coast

Environment personnel "are now focusing on coastal clean-up" given the extent of the affected shoreline

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