Environment
DENR, partners ‘defy’ Covid-19 pandemic for nature’s sake
December 30, 2021, 3:33 pm
MANILA – Despite the lingering coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) this year undertook measures for better managing and conserving the country's environment and natural resources (ENR) while gaining along the way international… Read More
DOF backs DENR move to lift ban on open-pit mining
December 30, 2021, 2:56 pm
MANILA – The Department of Finance (DOF) has expressed its support behind the recent decision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to lift the ban on open-pit mining as it voiced full confidence in the government’s capability to strictly regulate mining operations to… Read More
DENR appeals to poll bets, supporters to spare trees
December 22, 2021, 3:29 pm
PALAYAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – A ranking environment official on Wednesday called on supporters of political parties not to nail campaign materials on trees, whether planted or naturally grown. Joselito Blanco, chief of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Provincial Environment and… Read More
Sea turtle rescued, freed in Pampanga
December 13, 2021, 8:56 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A concerned citizen of Lubao town, this province has turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) provincial office here a vulnerable Olive Ridley sea turtle over the weekend. In a social media post on Monday, Laudemir Salac, chief of… Read More
Youth vloggers push regenerative practices to protect environment
December 5, 2021, 6:22 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Young Negrenses are calling on the public to promote and engage in regenerative practices for the protection of the environment as they shared their personal experiences in vlogs which were cited in a contest that aims to recognize their creative content. The grand prize winner… Read More
Legazpi City shares coastal management program with Albay town
November 30, 2021, 2:29 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The city government here will share its coastal resource management program with Manito town also in Albay as part of the rehabilitation and preservation program of the coastal marine resources for long-term food security. Mayor Noel Rosal, in an interview on Tuesday, said the… Read More
US announces P800-M environmental conservation fund for PH
November 26, 2021, 3:40 pm
MANILA – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is scaling up its support to the Philippines' biodiversity conservation efforts as it announced a five-year grant facility worth PHP800 million that would directly support civil society organizations’ (CSOs) environmental… Read More
Top responsible miners to get presidential award
November 26, 2021, 11:49 am
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) recognized on Friday mining companies with exemplary efforts in promoting environmentally and socially responsible mining operations in the country. According to DENR, such companies will… Read More
Copper ore plant helps Toledo City manage mining wastes
November 25, 2021, 2:33 pm
CEBU CITY – The Cebu-based construction firm Aboitiz Construction on Thursday said it has finished the construction work on the British firm’s CD Processing (CDP) Ltd. copper ore sorting and processing plant in Carmen Copper Corporation’s operations center in Toledo City. To manage mining… Read More
PH to share best practices vs. climate change with Asean
November 23, 2021, 2:37 pm
MANILA – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Tuesday the Philippines will share the inroads it has made in translating theories on addressing climate change into actionable projects on the ground with other countries, especially its fellow members in the Association of Southeast Asian… Read More
Proposed policy to boost mining ops nationwide: MGB
November 20, 2021, 3:08 pm
MANILA – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) is proposing the implementation of a policy that allows only one operator per mining tenement in the country. Implementing such policy will help improve the execution of mining agreements and… Read More
Energy efficiency progress short of level to hit climate goals
November 18, 2021, 5:20 pm
ISTANBUL – Global progress on energy efficiency is well short of what is necessary to help put the world on track to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 despite a recovery this year to a pre-pandemic pace, the International Energy Agency's (IEA) report Energy Efficiency 2021 revealed… Read More
Environmental workers concerned over discovery of dead ‘dugong’
November 17, 2021, 5:41 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Environment personnel in Sarangani have raised concern over the discovery of a dead sea cow or manatee (locally known as "dugong") on the shores of Kiamba town, Sarangani province on Tuesday night. Joy Ologuin, area superintendent of the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape… Read More
P2-M reward for Iligan’s most efficient village in waste mgm’t
November 14, 2021, 6:59 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – An incentive worth PHP2 million will be given by the local government of Iligan City to the barangay that can implement the most efficient solid waste management. During the "Kapehan sa Iligan" program streamed online on Sunday, Engr. Celso Layos, the officer-in-charge of… Read More
Glasgow Climate Pact agreed despite late change on coal use
November 14, 2021, 10:56 am
LONDON – The COP26 has concluded as all attending countries reached a new climate deal that will try and keep global warming at 1.5 C. The final agreement, Glasgow Climate Pact, came after long negotiations that continued until Saturday night as India intervened to change the language about coal… Read More
UN chief says climate crisis requires 'all hands on deck'
November 12, 2021, 6:23 pm
WASHINGTON – The worsening ravages of the climate crisis require all parties to act to prevent a looming catastrophe, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday. "The climate action struggle requires all hands on deck. It is everyone’s responsibility," Guterres told delegates at the… Read More
US, China show rare agreement in climate change declaration
November 11, 2021, 7:58 pm
ISTANBUL – The pressing climate crisis has brought together global rivals China and the US in rare unity, with both pledging to use multilateral processes to avoid catastrophic impacts of the changing climate. The agreement was announced by China’s special envoy on climate Xie Zhenhua and… Read More
COP26 presidency releases draft agreement amid final Glasgow deal
November 10, 2021, 8:01 pm
ANKARA – The UK presidency of the 26th session of the UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, on Wednesday published the first draft agreement of decisions that the summit parties will negotiate and issue on Friday at the end of the summit. The draft agreement that focuses on cutting… Read More
One-use plastics of pandemic contributing to massive ocean waste
November 10, 2021, 6:55 pm
CHICAGO, United States – A team of Chinese and American researchers have concluded that the coronavirus pandemic is driving a big dump of one-use plastics into the earth's oceans, coming mainly from hospitals. Researchers from the Nanjing University School of Atmospheric Sciences in China and… Read More
C. Visayas schools back campus-based biodiversity advocacy
November 9, 2021, 6:50 pm
CEBU CITY – The top education official in Central Visayas on Tuesday highlighted environmental preservation and conservation efforts in school campuses here as a way to inculcate care for the environment among public elementary and secondary school students. Department of Education… Read More
