The yearly observance of the Philippine Eagle Week (PEW) made possible through Presidential Proclamation No. 79 series of 1999 invites the nation to come together and celebrate the life of our national bird, the magnificent Philippine eagle. With the theme “The Philippine eagle: A National symbol, A Global treasure” this year’s PEW highlights that the Read more about 21st Philippine Eagle Week[…]
These children are swimming in Manila Bay – famous around the world for its breath-taking sunsets. Sadly, it is also notorious for its polluted water, stinking smell, and coastline flowing with trash. Manila Bay inadvertently serves as one of Metro Manila’s dump site where sewage from households, industries, and agriculture flow untreated and unchecked. Solid Read more about KEEPING MANILA BAY HEALTHIER AND CLEANER[…]
The Katunggan Ecopark in Leganes, Iloilo is an excellent example on how communities, government agencies, and international organizations can come together and help each other in conserving and protecting our environment. The Ecopark started as an area filled with abandoned, underutilized, and undeveloped (AUU) fishponds used for milkfish growing and production. After a strong typhoon Read more about THE KATUNGGAN ECOPARK: THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE ACTION[…]
The Philippines’ proposed national land animal, a dwarf buffalo called tamaraw, could again roam wild across the country’s Mindoro Island by 2050, according to an ambitious conservation plan prepared by a team of local, national and international conservationists, policymakers and indigenous peoples. The National Tamaraw Conservation Action Plan, which is spurring tremendous enthusiasm for conservation Read more about PHILIPPINES’ RARE DWARF BUFFALO SET ON AMBITIOUS COURSE FOR A COMEBACK[…]
Global temperatures are rising, oceans are warming, and even more extreme weather is predicted in the coming years. In just 35 years, the frequency of disasters across the globe has more than doubled, and 90% of which are water-related disasters. Yet, the rate of the loss of the world’s wetlands—one of our natural climate solutions—remains Read more about Wetlands are not Wasteland[…]