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Climate & Conservation

News and stories about the greatest challenge of our time, and the Filipinos fighting to conserve the natural world.

Explainer: How will the Binaliw landfill collapse affect policies on solid waste and incineration?

The Cebu landfill collapse reignites discussions around the Solid Waste Act on its 25th anniversary.

After Antipolo mayor joins petition, VENA Group claims it is ‘not building wind turbines in karst areas’

Environmentalists are calling on DENR to reject the development plan that threatens Masungi Georeserve's karst formations.

An update from Carbon Majors, the database that informed the Philippines’ climate petition

Carbon Majors served as the basis for the Commission of Human Rights’ National Inquiry on Climate Change in 2022.

Learn from environmental lawyers: The state of climate litigation in the PH

A growing number of environmental lawyers in the Philippines are working to give climate litigation teeth.

Filipino citizens are taking action into their own hands against Shell UK

The 103 claimants are victims that suffered injuries and damages during Typhoon Odette in 2021.

All about The Odette Case, from the Philippines to the UK courtroom

This is the first legal claim linking the climate impact of oil companies to personal injuries caused by extreme weather events.

Nickel mining operations near UNESCO site sparks outrage

The now-barren mining site is sandwiched by two protected areas.

URC-owned ethanol plant spills wastewater into a marine protected area

Bais Bay is one of the Philippines' largest marine protected areas, part of the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS).

Report: 2024 Philippine Climate Change Assessment is out

The new report updates findings from initial assessments published in 2016.

Lost plant species found in Masungi Georeserve after 130 years

The species is believed to be extremely rare and possibly threatened.

Makabayan partylist files bill seeking exclusive rights for small fishers in municipal waters

The bill also aims to prohibit destructive fishing practices in municipal waters.