Places we protect

Pauline Nacar

Places we protect

Filipino environmentalists petition South China Sea to be protected under BBNJ Treaty

The area encompass some of the most biodiverse marine ecosystems, including the Coral Triangle which is home to 76% of all known coral species.
Nina Mabasa

Events, Places we protect

‘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.
Denise Gonsalves

Places we protect, Women Being Women

Her sister was a force of nature. Berta Lopez is the tide.

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.
Denise Gonsalves

Places we protect, Women Being Women

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.
Nina Unlay

Places we protect

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.
Sustina

Places we protect

Nickel mining operations near UNESCO site sparks outrage

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

Events, Places we protect

Learn from data scientists: Digital tools make mangrove mapping faster and easier

A knowledge-sharing event organized by Thinking Machines gathered researchers and conservationists to discuss the growing role of AI in mangrove forest protection.
Sustina

Places we protect

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).
Sustina

Places we protect

Top 100 Green Destinations list includes Siargao’s mangrove forest

The Philippines’ rehabilitated “illegal mangrove cutting capital” is among the world’s Top 100 Green Destinations.
Sustina

Places we protect

Panaon Island officially declared a protected seascape

The Panaon Island Protected Seascape is a 61,204-hectare marine sanctuary home to endangered species.

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