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Nina Mabasa

Nina Mabasa is Editorial Assistant at Sustina covering climate change, biodiversity, and conservation. She is an Environmental Sciences graduate from the University of California, Berkeley, where she wrote her thesis on using modeling to predict the effects of climate change on Philippine coral reef ecosystems. She previously worked with WWF-Philippines to publish their Great Food Puzzle 2.0 report.


DENR partners with aDryada to restore 120,000 hectares of forest in Samar for carbon credits

The initiative will be done across portions of the Samar Island Natural Park, the largest terrestrial protected area in the Philippines.

Environmental groups sound alarm on illegal e-waste shipments from the US

A suspected 234 containers of e-waste and one container of plastic waste have been dumped in Subic since March 2025.

Learn from GAIA: How to build a zero-waste island

Available to all, this report highlights a community-led approach to waste management built around local knowledge.

Open Call: Oscar M. Lopez Center seeks entries for climate short film festival

Selected participants can win up to ₱100,000 to produce their climate short film.

EU-backed circular economy accelerator seeks to drive greener growth in Mindanao

Circulab is helping Mindanao's agri-enterprises transform waste into value, creating economic opportunities while advancing environmental sustainability.

Malunggay seeds can remove up to 98% of microplastics in water, researchers say

Your favorite leafy green can also clean your water—Malunggay seeds have natural gelling properties that may improve access to clean water.

6 Rediscovered species that remind us why conservation matters

'Lost species' have been rediscovered in the Philippines—including one that hasn't been seen in 130 years.

Inside the work of 26 world-recognized Filipino scientists

The World Top 2% list features some of the most prominent researchers globally, spanning across 22 fields and 174 sub-fields of research.

Monterrazas flood study ‘not an Environmental Impact Assessment,’ UP researcher says

EHydroLab says it assessed only two river basins, relied on public datasets, and received design information directly from the developer.

Explainer: What the Philippines needs to know about carbon markets

A new study reveals that design flaws in carbon market systems may prevent them from truly protecting biodiversity.

‘Not just trees along the shore’: Highlights from the Philippine Mangrove Conference

After a five-year hiatus, the Philippine Mangrove Conference returned to assess a decade of commitments and forge a clearer path toward coastal resilience.

Call for Entries: Good Stories Award seeks to award unsung environmentalists

Global Guardians of the SEA opens nominations for its 2026 Good Stories Movement.
Social enterprises under the Nature Nest Accelerator Program pose for a photo

Nature-based solutions take the stage at Villgro’s NatureNest

From syntropic cacao farms to sustainable fishing, nine enterprises showed what it looks like to build a business with nature instead of against it.