Noise pollution has long been found to have an impact on animals. They say that birds sing at higher frequencies, bats have difficulty finding prey, frogs have trouble finding partners, and whales speak louder to communicate with one another. The world is getting even noisier due to human activity...
President Duterte reminded developed countries to do their part in addressing climate change, saying it would be a great injustice for the world to shift to a clean economy at the expense of developing countries' economic vitality. President Duterte virtually delivers his speech at the 76th United...
Abaca exporter Newtech Pulp Inc. will buy abaca fiber from three forest communities in Lake Lanao in the linking efforts led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Abaca plantation in Lake Lanao watershed The people's organizations are Sunrise Producer Association, Wato...
The Philippines does not necessarily need neither foreign nor domestic investments to protect nature. For environmentalist and House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, Filipinos can conserve the environment even with nature-based solutions and renewable energy. "We don't even need foreign investments...
The pandemic has filled pages of traditional and online media, so much so that we couldn’t keep our eyes off the dire news of virus variants even though we want to. Once we log on to our social media accounts, COVID creeps up with updates on rising infections, warnings from fully occupied...
Recent reports on climate change and other environment-related misfortunes have put a big task on everyone’s shoulders: saving the world. Luckily, grand gestures aren’t the only way to show people’s contributions. Through gardening, they can already make a real difference while being able to...
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu is urging lawmakers to come up with and pass a measure protecting the country’s wetlands in a bid to fight threats of climate change. Cimatu made the call as he said, "there has been no single Philippine legislation that advances wetland conservation and its wise...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is committed to assist country’s researchers who are carrying out projects that would help boost the country’s fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) disease. (COARE Facebook page) This was assured by DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de...
The decision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) to dismantle fishing and aquaculture structures in Manila Bay is feared to negatively impact the livelihood of as many as 15,000 fisherfolks and coastal residents. A Fisherman in Cavite (File photo/Manila Bulletin) This is...
Many people are familiar with mangroves and their benefits to the environment. These trees or shrubs are usually planted in coastal areas because their roots help keep soil in place to help prevent flooding and soil erosion. The trees also serve as a home for different kinds of marine life. (...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is now trying to reach out to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) as certain sand and gravel quarry sites start to threaten several irrigation projects in the country....
“We are very happy to come up with this legislation ensuring protection for more areas in our megadiverse country. We have to take action about its protection because any damage or loss will cost too much for a country such as ours.” Senator Cynthia Villar, author the E-NIPAS Act. A...
