Legarda: Let’s aim for zero casualty in the next typhoons
Senator Loren Legarda yesterday challenged the government and all local communities to aim for zero casualty in the succeeding typhoons that will hit the...
At United Nations Biodiversity Conference Countries agree to double resources for biodiversity protection...
The world’s governments have agreed to increase funding in support of actions to halt the rate of loss of biodiversity at the eleventh meeting...
Illicit wildlife trafficking: A form of transnational organized crime
Governments gathering for a meeting of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime have recognized environmental crime, such as illicit trafficking in wildlife,...
The GSMA cites Smart’s disaster preparedness, response programs
The GSMA, the global trade association representing the interests of mobile operators worldwide, in a recent study cited leading Philippine mobile operator Smart Communications,...
Swipe your way to protecting the environment with the WWF-UnionBank Affinity Cards!
Grab the opportunity to save the environment whenever you spend!This October, the World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) and UnionBank of the Philippines...
Gov’ts agree to double resources for ‘Biodiversity Protection’ by 2015
Participants in the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity have agreed to double resources...
Agencies roll out sustainable environment-livelihood program
Both environment and social welfare departments aim to replicate soon the cooperation program designed to promote human, ecological and economic security in marginalized areas...
Scientists link deep wells to deadly Spain quake
Farmers drilling ever deeper wells over decades to water their crops likely contributed to a deadly earthquake in southern Spain last year, a new...
NGCP donates P5M worth of used batteries to ABS-CBN Foundation
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) recently donated used lead acid batteries worth P5 million to ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. (AFI) in line...
Legarda files bill to promote soil and water conservation
Senator Loren Legarda recently filed a proposed measure that aims to curtail the problem of soil degradation.Legarda, chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change,...