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The Philippines’ watersheds are essential for regulating the country’s water supply and quality, supporting ecosystems and mitigating floods and droughts. However, a recent study finds that more than half of these vital basins are susceptible to environmental risks such as large-scale mining and infrastructure development, leading activists to call on the government to implement stronger […]

‘Watersheds receiving protective status have proven to be difficult in practice,’ a recent report from policy think tank Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center reads

Karapatan Cagayan Valley says friends and former colleagues are concerned for the safety of youth activists Michael Cedrick Casaño and Patricia Nicole Cierva

DARAITAN, Philippines — Members of the Indigenous Dumagat-Remontado, young and old alike, stood out against the greenery in their traditional red loincloth and tapis. On a scorching Good Friday morning, their brows were knit, their footsteps quiet yet firmly grounded, as they wound through the Tinipak River in the Philippines’ Sierra Madre Mountain Range. After […]

Will opening up natural resources to foreign-owned and large-scale mining boost the Philippine economy? For the government, the answer is yes. For environmental defenders, the answer is no.

EITI is a global coalition of companies, civil society, and governments working together to improve accountability in the management of revenues from oil, gas, metals, and minerals. 

Groups said the arrest of Macapanpan is an example of the crackdown against rights and environmental defenders.

On Monday, South Cotabato’s Sangguniang Panlalawigan voted to amend its environmental code to allow open-pit mining.

Environment groups search for ‘green’ candidates

Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment urged House lawmakers to act on the resolution filed by Bayan Muna representatives, which sought a probe, in aid of legislation, into the continuous attacks against Masungi rangers.