The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is now in the process of confirming whether or not Chinese vessels are dumping raw sewage--particularly human waste--within the country’s territory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). (Photo from AFP) This was bared by DENR Undersecretary...
This year's National Environmental Law Enforcement (NELE) Summit will place a focus on aging environment and natural resources (ENR) laws that need to be revisited, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said Tuesday, July 13. DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu...
Online retailers and merchants have been warned by Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda to not be "abusive" when it comes to the usage of bubble wrap. (Photo by Ellson Quismorio) "We would prefer the use of biodegradable wrapping materials like used...
A local government unit (LGU) worker from Botolan, Zambales has won the top prize in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) "Mga Kwentong KLIMA-likasan Tungo sa Katatagan: A Climate and Disaster Resiliency Recognition Awards." (Photo from DENR) Bagging first place honors was...
An environmental activist group wants to find out if the controversial issuance of an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) to the "Aerocity" reclamation project had any bearing on the oil spill that took place in Manila Bay Thursday morning, July 8. (Photo by Tom Barrett/ Unsplash) “This...
A total of 276 carnivorous plants have been seized from 10 packages coming from the Netherlands, the Bureau of Customs-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) said. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The confiscation was carried out by joint BOC-NAIA and Department of Environment and Natural Resources...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) expressed support on Wednesday, July 7, to the proposed amendment of the wildlife protection law in a bid to strengthen wildlife conservation in the country. (Photo from PNA / File photo) DENR Undersecretary for Special Concerns and...
The rampant online illegal wildlife trade in the Philippines has so far cost the national government P50 billion worth of revenues. But more than the billions of money involved, an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said the biggest concern is that these illegal...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has identified Central Mindoro and Eastern Mindanao as pilot areas to become the country’s “biodiversity corridors” in what is considered as the government agency’s biggest foreign-assisted project. In a statement, DENR said the...
From left: Yours truly, Eren Noche, Jill Chapman, Patricia Javier, Anne Natividad and Tom Valdez The words "carbon footprint" are often seen in the news together with the word sustainability . As infants, the very first time we breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide, we create...
A total of 84 Green sea turtle hatchlings were released by the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Culasi on June 27, 2021 at Brgy. San Francisco Norte, Tibiao, Antique. The Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is considered endangered (EN) species by the International Union for...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Forest Management Bureau (FMB), is drafting an Executive Order (EO) that will elevate to national strategy status its efforts to regulate, rehabilitate, and develop the country's watersheds. A statement showed that the EO will...
