CLIMATE AND CLEAN AIR COALITION: Marking two years of addressing climate pollutants
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) this week celebrated two years of rapid growth, during which dozens of...
Raps filed against smugglers of wildlife from Indonesia
Maritime police authorities in General Santos City filed charges on Monday for illegal transport of wildlife against five persons who allegedly tried to smuggle...
TO PROTECT FORESTS WORLDWIDE: Online forest monitoring, alert system unveiled
The World Resources Institute (WRI), Google, UNEP and a group of more than 40 partners on Thursday launched Global Forest Watch (GFW), a dynamic...
Some Pinoy fishers still practice cyanide fishing
By Gerry T. EstreraIf you love eating “lapu-lapu,” “mameng” and other reef fishes, you better watch out. Those fish may be tasty but they...
Mercury Rising: Global health threat
By Gerry T. Estrera“Climate change endangers human health.” – Dr. Margaret Chan, the director-general of the World Health Organization Climate change manifests itself in...
Eagle Center: Saving the bird icon Saving the bird icon
By Gerry T. EstreraBy using the Philippine eagle as the focal point of conservation, the Philippines, in the process, is saving the country’s national...
Tapping power from down under
By Gerry T. EstreraAmid the threat of a global energy crisis attributed to rapid depletion of non-renewable energy resources such as coal, oil, and...
New maps locate climate change-threatened species
An international team of scientists produced global maps showing how fast and in which direction local climates have shifted, one of this group’s participants...
Trade winds spur hiatus in global warming – study
An unprecedented spike in Pacific trade winds has seen global warming slow significantly in the past 12 years but the effect is only temporary...
Nuclear power: A viable option for impending energy crisis?
By Gerry T. EstreraMore than two decades ago, former Energy undersecretary Rufino Bomasang underscored the shortage of electricity in the country at a media...