
Denise Gonsalves
Denise Gonsalves is Editor at Sustina. She is a Manila-based journalist, editor, and science communicator covering climate and the environment. A former travel and lifestyle writer, she now reports on biodiversity, oceans, and climate justice. Her byline has appeared in Asian Scientist Magazine and GRID Magazine.
As one of the world's most climate-vulnerable nations, the Philippines helped push for the ICJ ruling. But its own updated climate targets are still unsubmitted.
The global nonprofit is committed to stop plastic waste from entering Manila Bay, starting with the Meycauayan River.
Berta Lopez once thought she did not fit the mold of an environmentalist. Seven years into leading the ABS-CBN Foundation, she's stopped asking if she qualifies.
Camille Rivera on the challenges of being a young woman in environmental work, and why empathy is the key to saving ecosystems.
Environmental reporter Nisha Balaram shares her storytelling approach on zero waste versus incineration.
At the ASEAN Climate Dialogue, experts weigh in on what the region needs to deliver credible carbon credits.
A photo essay on inventiveness and love for mint green in the Philippines.
At the inaugural Philippine Decarbonization Forum, DENR and SEC officials addressed the country’s carbon market readiness and what still stands in the way.
Carbon Majors served as the basis for the Commission of Human Rights’ National Inquiry on Climate Change in 2022.
A growing number of environmental lawyers in the Philippines are working to give climate litigation teeth.
A knowledge-sharing event organized by Thinking Machines gathered researchers and conservationists to discuss the growing role of AI in mangrove forest protection.
Some scientists study cockroaches to extinguish them; a rare few study them out of love. Cristian Lucañas is part of the latter.
At APCER 2025, our writer finds that the most compelling metric for a circular economy doesn’t have anything to do with money.
A snapshot of climate activist and national convener for YACAP, Mitzi Jonelle Tan, before she begins a new chapter abroad.










