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Why nature-based solutions deserve more than 0.12% of the national budget

'Filipinos have more than earned the right to be skeptical and to scrutinize the national budget, especially the proposed flood control projects of more than ₱103 billion.'

Insights: The Philippines’ updated climate commitment depends on funding that doesn’t exist yet

The updated NDC puts the majority of its ambition behind foreign funding—and dances around 'coal' and 'fossil fuels.'

Explainer: The UN says it’s ‘unavoidable’ for the planet to exceed its 1.5-degree warming limit—now what?

The UNEP’s new report, Limiting Overshoot, explores pathways to navigating an near-inevitable 1.5ºC temperature rise in the next few years.

The Gray Area: Renzo Maano on filming the two sides of whale shark tourism

Travel and wildlife filmmaker Renzo Maano faces a moral dilemma in ‘Black or White: The Story of the Butanding’ after discovering the harmful impacts of Oslob, Cebu's well-loved whale shark watching industry.

What studies actually say about the healing properties of camote leaves

Research from the past few years examines whether the ever-accessible camote might provide unique health benefits.

In photos: Habagat season is here—and Metro Manila is flooding yet again

The southwest monsoon, or habagat, dropped nearly half of Typhoon Ondoy's rainfall on Metro Manila in five hours.

New Clark City needs a public resource ledger for Pax Silica’s AI Hub

'The Philippines should not have to choose between technology investment and transparent sustainability.'

The Ocean Cleanup cites logistics behind Philippines’ delayed launch—but a familiar funding problem lurks

Despite $121 million in backing, is there enough local support to get the project off the ground?

Aboitiz Foundation, DENR launch 71,000-hectare reforestation project in Cebu 

Aboitiz CarbonPH aims to bring back greenery across 71,000 hectares and 10 municipalities in Cebu.

Philippines’ largest marine protected area faces ecological degradation following ethanol wastewater spill 

A 20-hectare wastewater lagoon collapsed into North Bais Bay releasing an estimated 255,000 cubic meters of molasses-based wastewater.

Why young Filipinos are turning to creativity to navigate climate anxiety

Amid a worsening climate crisis, more young Filipinos are creating their own creative, outdoor communities as an act of resistance and hope.

Kent Carpenter named the ‘Center of the Center’ of ocean biodiversity, and gave it 50 years of his life

Marine biologist Kent Carpenter spent more than 50 years studying ocean life in the Philippines. He was killed in his home in Negros Occidental.