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![CCC: Close adaptation finance gaps for transformative climate action](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/05/09/ccc-photo-dhaka-nap-2024.jpg)
CCC: Close adaptation finance gaps for transformative climate action
May 9, 2024, 5:26 pm
MANILA – The Philippines has called for the immediate delivery of climate finance commitments and underscored the need to close adaptation finance gaps, including through exploring innovative sources, to support developing nations’ adaptation measures. In a news release on Thursday, the… Read More
![Gov't, conglomerates sign deal to protect Verde Island Passage](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/05/07/verde-island.jpg)
Gov't, conglomerates sign deal to protect Verde Island Passage
May 7, 2024, 7:24 pm
MANILA – Government agencies on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with three big conglomerates in the country for the protection and management of the Verde Island Passage (VIP). The MOU was signed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of… Read More
![CCC launches Ocean Month drive for marine ecosystem sustainability](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/05/06/ccc-photo-ocean-month.jpg)
CCC launches Ocean Month drive for marine ecosystem sustainability
May 6, 2024, 5:38 pm
MANILA – The Climate Change Commission (CCC) is launching the Month of the Ocean social media campaign “Dive Deep, Change the Tides” this May. “Climate change greatly affects our oceans, leading to rising sea levels, coral reef degradation, and an increase in severe weather events. These… Read More
![Ilocos Norte fortifies defense vs. climate change with mangroves](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/05/03/ilocos-norte-mangrove-planting2.jpg)
Ilocos Norte fortifies defense vs. climate change with mangroves
May 3, 2024, 3:58 pm
LAOAG CITY – Volunteers and government workers planted 800 mangrove propagules in the coastal village of Ablan in Burgos, Ilocos Norte on Friday. Employees of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Philippine Coast Guard joined the volunteers… Read More
![UN chief mobilizes global leaders for climate action by 2025](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/20/32.jpg)
UN chief mobilizes global leaders for climate action by 2025
April 24, 2024, 9:08 pm
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations unveiled the Climate Promise 2025 initiative on Tuesday, a concerted global effort to prevent temperatures from rising beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius as stipulated in the Paris Agreement. Led by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Development… Read More
![CCC calls on public to take tangible action vs. plastic waste](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/24/earth-month.jpg)
CCC calls on public to take tangible action vs. plastic waste
April 24, 2024, 3:51 pm
MANILA – The Climate Change Commission (CCC) has urged the public to take action and commit to tangible changes in their everyday lives by reducing the use of single-use plastics and promoting a circular economy by reusing, recycling, and repurposing them. In commemoration of Earth Month this… Read More
![Eco-warriors help beat plastic pollution](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/23/clean-up-drive-in-ilocos-norte.jpg)
Eco-warriors help beat plastic pollution
April 23, 2024, 8:51 pm
LAOAG CITY – A total of 100.75 kilos of plastic and residual wastes were collected by 265 eco-warriors who joined the cleanup drive in this city on Tuesday as part of the continuing Earth Day celebration. The volunteers were composed of students and members of socio-civic organizations who… Read More
![Seawater off Negros found with high fish biomass, coral cover](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/19/negocc-san-carlos-city-divers-190424.jpg)
Seawater off Negros found with high fish biomass, coral cover
April 19, 2024, 6:56 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The City of San Carlos in Negros Occidental has been found to have high fish biomass and coral cover, based on the assessment of the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute-Marine Environment and Resources Foundation (UPMSI-MERF) in partnership with RARE… Read More
![CCC, Ayala Group ramp up gov’t-private sector climate action](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/17/ccc-ayala-mou-photo.png)
CCC, Ayala Group ramp up gov’t-private sector climate action
April 17, 2024, 1:34 pm
MANILA – Recognizing the vital role of the private sector in attaining the country’s climate adaptation and mitigation plans, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) and Ayala Group formally forged a partnership with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on April 12. The partnership… Read More
![Region 8 wildlife center takes 24 animals under its wings](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/16/tacloban---deer.jpg)
Region 8 wildlife center takes 24 animals under its wings
April 16, 2024, 9:00 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Eastern Visayas Regional Wildlife and Rescue Center (RWRC) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) took care of 24 rescued animals in the first quarter of 2024. Among them are six for rehabilitation, rescued in March, and four released to the wild in… Read More
![PH, Germany bolster climate action thru €36.8-M TRANSCEND project](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/15/ph-germany-vs-climate-change.jpg)
PH, Germany bolster climate action thru €36.8-M TRANSCEND project
April 15, 2024, 8:41 pm
MANILA – The Climate Change Commission (CCC), in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH or German Development Cooperation, on Monday announced the soft launch of the Transformative Actions for Climate and Ecological Protection and Development… Read More
![Apayao Isnag’s ‘lapat’ preserves 268 hectares of virgin forests](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/15/bgo-philippine-eagle-calanasan-apayao-april-12-2024-send-homeredjie-melvic-cawis-pia.jpg)
Apayao Isnag’s ‘lapat’ preserves 268 hectares of virgin forests
April 15, 2024, 8:20 pm
LUNA, Apayao – “Lapat” or the indigenous system of preserving the forest in the municipality of Calanasan here has led to the preservation of about 268 hectares of natural and virgin forests, which allows the Philippine Eagle to continue to exist and thrive. “The lapat is an indigenous… Read More
![Tales of survival in Leyte’s threatened peatland](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/15/tacloban---peatland-houses.jpg)
Tales of survival in Leyte’s threatened peatland
April 15, 2024, 6:00 pm
STA. FE, Leyte – For three decades, Joey Mercades, 40, has been highly dependent on resources from the nearby peatland to support his growing family. Just like the rest of his neighbors, his awareness on the importance of this distinctive wetland type is very limited. With little education and… Read More
![Startup Benguet firm catches mist to help solve water shortage](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/12/bgo-fog-catcher-prototype-installed-in-atok-benguethaights-farm-photo.jpg)
Startup Benguet firm catches mist to help solve water shortage
April 12, 2024, 3:10 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Amid the frequent shortage of water aggravated by the El Niño phenomenon, a technology is being tried in Atok, Benguet, to help address the situation and avoid wastage. The fog catcher and water harvesting project of startup firm FarmConnect is deemed one of the solutions to… Read More
!['Sardinella surface run' indicates improved Cebu City marine habitat](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/09/sardinella-cebu-city.jpg)
'Sardinella surface run' indicates improved Cebu City marine habitat
April 9, 2024, 7:05 pm
CEBU CITY – Regular clean-up activities in this capital city’s coastal area have produced good results as shown in a video of “Sardinella surface run” in the local seawater, the vice mayor said on Tuesday. The video of a school of fish seemingly playing on the surface of water was recently… Read More
![Iloilo City strengthens waste management in villages along creeks](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/09/iloilo-garbage-collection.jpg)
Iloilo City strengthens waste management in villages along creeks
April 9, 2024, 4:17 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city government here is strengthening its solid waste management initiative in barangays along the river and creeks by providing garbage collection equipment and installing waste traps. General Services Office chief, engineer Neil Ravena, said Barangays Magsaysay, Ingore,… Read More
![CCC opens nominations for climate, disaster risk reduction scholarship](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/08/climate-change-scholarship-program.png)
CCC opens nominations for climate, disaster risk reduction scholarship
April 8, 2024, 9:22 pm
MANILA – The Climate Change Commission (CCC) is opening the nominations for the Sustainable Leadership Learning for Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction (SLL-CDRR) scholarship program in 2024. The SLL-CDRR scholarship program is a collaboration between the CCC, Office of Senator Loren Legarda,… Read More
![Rising temperatures heighten health risks, experts warn](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/07/heat-temp-anadolu-photo.png)
Rising temperatures heighten health risks, experts warn
April 7, 2024, 9:15 am
ISTANBUL – Rising temperatures associated with climate change are leading to more diseases transmitted by animals and longer periods of seasonal illnesses such as the flu, according to experts. Dr. Emine Didem Evci Kiraz of Adnan Menderes University Medical School in Aydin, Türkiye said rising… Read More
![Conservation efforts beefed up to protect fauna on Palawan island](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/05/4350109577844317999384365955434727352338457n.jpg)
Conservation efforts beefed up to protect fauna on Palawan island
April 5, 2024, 5:21 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – The municipal government of Kalayaan in this province has been given a broader mandate in managing Lawak Island, with an eye on protecting at least three endangered species of birds endemic to the 7.9-hectare island. The move to amplify Kalayaan’s local oversight was… Read More
![PH, UK deepen collaboration on climate, biodiversity priorities](https://files01.pna.gov.ph/category-thumb/2024/04/03/uk-ph-dialogue-2-1.jpg)
PH, UK deepen collaboration on climate, biodiversity priorities
April 3, 2024, 7:51 pm
MANILA – The Philippines and the United Kingdom have agreed to deepen their collaboration across climate and biodiversity priorities. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, the British Embassy in Manila and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said the two countries… Read More