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The unwritten rules and practices shaping how Filipinos show up for land and community.

She built the town that throws away nothing—these are her notes for the Philippines

As the Philippines transitions to waste-to-energy, Akira Sakano offers hard-won lessons from Japan, the country that went down that path long ago.

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

Global Guardians of the SEA opens nominations for its 2026 Good Stories Movement.
A woman sets up a WASH station

How water draws the gender line

Women in the Philippines know their communities' water needs better than anyone. Francelline Jimenez wants them in the room where decisions are made.

Mangroves can’t speak, so she speaks for them

Camille Rivera on the challenges of being a young woman in environmental work, and why empathy is the key to saving ecosystems.

Why we can’t ‘read our way’ out of climate change

Environmental reporter Nisha Balaram shares her storytelling approach on zero waste versus incineration.

Design meets diskarte: Inside Tropikalye’s archives

A photo essay on inventiveness and love for mint green in the Philippines.

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.

The man who wrote Taiwan’s Circular Economy Playbook

Can the Philippines transform its economy with imperfect policies? Taiwan's leading circularity advocate weighs in.

Inside APCER: Taiwan’s economy of second chances

At APCER 2025, our writer finds that the most compelling metric for a circular economy doesn’t have anything to do with money.

Mitzi Jonelle Tan: On activism and leading with love

A snapshot of climate activist and national convener for YACAP, Mitzi Jonelle Tan, before she begins a new chapter abroad.