Seagrass is often a casualty of mangrove rehabilitation programs in the Philippines. This coastal town in Sorsogon province is no exception. It has the Bicol region’s largest mangrove ecosystem at 1,034 hectares as a result of decades of community management backed by its local governments and other agencies.
Category: Environment
Mayon evacuees clamor for long-term assistance
For communities living around Mayon Volcano’s six-kilometer danger zone, evacuation is part of their life.
3 months since oil spill, residents decry lack of compensation, support
Three months since the Mindoro oil spill, residents and environmental advocates are appealing for more urgent solutions and assistance as its impacts on their lives and livelihoods persist.
On Earth Day, green groups say no to Kaliwa Dam, environmentally damaging projects
“The theme for this year’s Earth Day is ‘Invest in Our Planet’. Concurrently, the business sector should also divest in environmentally damaging projects.”
‘Impacts of oil spill worse than COVID’
“On top of environmental issues, residents are having to deal with little to no income these past few weeks, causing trickle-down effects on their health and education. The impacts of the oil spill and fishing ban are also long-term, so it is not enough to just give one-time assistance.”
Farmers walk against Kaliwa Dam
Over 300 farmers and indigenous people from General Nakar in Quezon province are marching towards Malacañang as they continue to oppose the government plans to build the controversial Kaliwa Dam.
Sibuyan folk score initial win against mining company
The 11-day barricade of Sibuyan folk has forced the government’s environment agency to temporarily stop mining exploration activities in the island.
Chad Booc hailed as ‘Bayani ng Kalikasan’
“He left the safety of our supportive and loving hometown to serve the Lumad and their struggles for self-determination and to protect their ancestral lands from mining companies.”
Jeepneys’ just energy transition bogged down by lack of support
“A just transition to jeepney modernization entails putting critical infrastructure in place and empowering small cooperatives while developing renewable energy sources.”
Land monopoly and climate crisis: A look at Asia
The people rising for climate justice necessitates the struggle to dismantle corporate monopoly control over land and resources and give humanity a fighting chance to survive and reverse the climate crisis.
Jeepney modernization’s rushed timeline neglects drivers’ woes
As more cooperatives registered to meet the program’s final extended deadline of March 2023, implementation barriers and shortcomings hampered momentum and mirrored the reasons for the program’s reluctance among the most affected stakeholders, the jeepney drivers.