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AS governments from over 190 countries meet next week to tackle plastic pollution and other ecological-related problems, environmental groups advocating for a zero waste and toxics-free society on Monday pitched the call for a “strong” treaty that will address what it describes as a “planetary plastic pollution crisis.” The EcoWaste…

5 February 2022, Davao City/Quezon City. Two environmental health organizations have expressed support to a groundbreaking decision by a United Nations

Environmental groups EcoWaste Coalition (EWC) and Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) commended Citi Hardware in Davao City on Tuesday, Jan. 25, for heeding their call to stop the sale of spray paint products with lead content. In a statement, both groups lauded Citi Ha

DAVAO CITY – Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayangrihang is seeking a permanent closure of the nickel mining operations in Banaybanay town following a massive siltation in Mapagpa and Pintatagan Rivers that drained to Davao Gulf last week. In a letter addressed to the Department of Environment and

DAVAO CITY – Environmental group Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) is urging the local government of Banaybanay in Davao Oriental and concerned agencies to take into consideration the adverse impact of large-scale mining operations following the reported “siltation and

Century-old trees get Davao City’s support

DAVAO CITY — Environment groups in Davao City launched a signature campaign to call for the cancellation of a timber permit issued to cut down century-old trees in Mounts Makabol-Alikoson Conservation Area (MMACA), which is believed to be "an ancient nesting site" of the critically endangered Philip

DAVAO CITY — Environment groups in Davao City launched a signature campaign to call for the cancellation of a timber permit issued to cut down century-old trees in Mounts Makabol-Alikoson Conservation Area (MMACA), which is believed to be "an ancient nesting site" of the critically endangered Philip

DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Duterte confirmed her commitment to sustainable development and environmental preservation by establishing the Davao City Climate Change Commission (DCCC) through an executive order, which was signed on September 21. Mayor Sara emphasized the need to establish a local organi

Ocean plastic pollution has reached an alarming level that environmental groups have started a global brand audit, targeting manufacturers whose products’ packaging materials end up in rivers and oceans. The clamor is to hold the manufacturers accountable for their plastic packaging materials, particularly single-use plastics, which scientists say end up…