environment

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Even environmentalist and TikToker Celine Murillo is sometimes sad in the company of trees

“This work is both rewarding and heartbreaking [but] acknowledging and sitting with our emotions, even the unpleasant ones, is a form of resistance,” says the viral creator mainstreaming Philippine native trees

Masungi is under threat of becoming the relocation site of the New Bilibid Prison

According to the georeserve, the parcel of land BuCor is looking at is “geologically unbuildable” due to its limestone deposits and mountainous topography

The Masungi Georeserve invasion: What we know so far

On Sept. 18, the conservation area reported a group of over 30 allegedly armed men illegally occupying one of its protected areas

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Group that named PH as top ocean plastic polluter apologizes for 2015 report

Ocean Conservancy has released an apology regarding the framing of its 2015 report naming East Asian and Southeast Asian countries as the top plastic waste contributors

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This flowering tree may be beautiful but it’s killing bees

The African tulip tree is not a native species. And it’s not just a threat to bees, it’s also a human hazard when planted along footpaths

Are UP Diliman’s streetlights too bright that they’re disrupting campus wildlife?

Members of the UP community are concerned about the intensity of the streetlights along the Oval, saying it may be causing light pollution that could disrupt local biodiversity

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Will PAREX affect ‘Manila’s last lung,’ the Arroceros Forest Park?

Advocates fear that the controversial hybrid expressway by San Miguel Corporation will have to touch the riverside park due to an error on the purported average width of the Pasig River

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What to know about PAREX and why critics think it will ‘harm’ Pasig River

The P95 billion road infrastructure to be financed by San Miguel Corp. has been criticized by mobility and environmentalist groups. But what is it really?

The environment is in danger and so are we, says UN report on climate change

“The alarm bells are deafening. This report must sound a death knell for coal and fossil fuels, before they destroy our planet,” said UN secretary-general António Guterres

The Masungi shooting: Our environment is in danger, and so are its defenders

Last week, two of Masungi Georeserve’s rangers were shot by unidentified assailants. It’s terrifying, but not surprising