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Recognizing safe keepers of the environment

WWF-Philippines recognizes key figures in the fight against climate change during the annual Partners' Night

Published Nov 11, 2023 11:01 am

At A Glance

  • 'This year's partners' night celebrates our strength in diversity — of individuals who commit to changing the ending for the planet, of ideas and solutions, of actions and roles that we play in addressing the twin challenges of nature loss and climate change.' — Atty. Anthony Charlemagne Yu, WWF chairman of the board of trustees
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RECOGNIZING SUSTAINABILITY WARRIORS WWF-Philippines honored groups and individuals for their contributions in promoting and scaling the advocacy of nature conservation

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines awarded groups and individuals for their contributions to conserving nature as well as project partners from the private sector who supported WWF’s projects and advocacies. 

 

WWF-Philippines held its annual Partners’ Night at the Raffles Fairmont Hotel in Makati City, with the 2023 theme “Web of Change,” underscoring the interdependent roles of every group and individual in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. 

 

Guests, staff, and partners graced the occasion, with Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ma. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga as the guest of honor. 

“We all have a role to play in conservation as we are all tenants who temporarily live and share a common home,” said Yulo-Loyzaga. “We should strengthen and reinforce these connections for positive change and be a voice for biodiversity conservation to encourage everyone to be part of simple and concrete solutions.”

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GUEST OF HONOR Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ma. Antonia Yulo Loyzaga addresses the crowd during the WWF-Philippines’ Partners’ Night 2023

WWF-Philippines also introduced its newly elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees Atty. Anthony Charlemagne Yu. 

“This year’s partners’ night celebrates our strength in diversity — of individuals who commit to changing the ending for the planet, of ideas and solutions, of actions and roles that we play in addressing the twin challenges of nature loss and climate change,” shared Yu. “We thrive in diversity and in our intricate interconnectedness.”

 

The main event of the night was the awarding of the Force of Nature awards to groups and individuals whose contributions made a significant impact in promoting and scaling the advocacy of nature conservation and promoting sustainability. 

The Force of Nature awardees included the San Jose Sico Landfill Multipurpose Cooperative for their contributions to achieving a world without waste through collecting, recycling, and composting waste from business establishments in Batangas City. 

 

The Association of Young Environmental Journalists also received a Force of Nature award for helping spread environmental communications advocacies by training over 1,000 youth and professionals on environmental journalism and communications. 

 

United Ilijan Agricultural Workers for Sustainable Development in Negros Occidental president Rodel Cadigal was the final Force of Nature awardee. He was honored for his involvement in addressing deforestation and agricultural land degradation issues, watershed management, water conservation, and sustainable farming. 

 

WWF-Philippines also honored BPI and the BPI Foundation, Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, Inc., Globe Telecom, HSBC, Mynt, and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines for consistently supporting the organization's projects and advocacies. 

 

“We hold all of these wins and these lessons together within this web of change. WWF means World Wide Fund for Nature, but among us pandas, we also say WWF means work with fun and work with friends,” said WWF-Philippines executive director Katherine Custodio. “WWF Philippines is the organization it is today because of all of you. We count you as our friends–people who make this work fun and fulfilling.” 

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