Tag: Environment
Climate action regressing in Asia-Pacific, regional UN body says
The region will miss all or most of the targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) unless efforts are accelerated between now and 2030
UN report issues stern ‘final’ warning on climate change inaction
Simon Stiell, the U.N.'s climate change executive secretary, called the 2020s "a critical decade for climate action."
‘Floating toilets’ help Cambodia’s lake-dwelling poor
The hope is that the more villagers see the toilets in action, the more they will want proper sanitation
No place for climate-induced displacement
With every typhoon, drought, and other calamities comes the reality of thousands, if not millions, of people displaced
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
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