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When people talk about Pinoy Pride, discussions are automatically linked to Filipinos whose names are known around the globe; it could be an athlete who has had several feats, a singer who is part Filipino, or a well-known philanthropist who had his or her humble beginnings in the country.  But there is one more thing that Filipinos need to be proud of and it has little to do with names and titles — the Philippines is considered rich in biodiversity, it is home to 70 per cent of the worlds ...

In Our Backyard No. 5 (bonus): Melting icebergs are the least of your worries when it comes to rising seas. Satellites prove it Listen 6 min MORE Read the full episode transcript below: WARREN: There’s a lot of talk for a lot of good reasons about the sea level rise. But, have you ever wondered why the ocean is eating away at the coast? Melting glaciers was the first thing that came to mind … ‘til we started this podcast. So let’s get a little s...

About In Our Backyard on KCRW Climate change is a big, global problem. But, in Southern California the impacts are unique. We’ve got megacities, coastlines, mountains, deserts and forests, after all. Not to mention the diverse communities throughout. In Our Backyard is a six-part series from Warren Olney that explores the ways this region is changing and what locals are doing to mitigate the effects...now and in the coming decades.

PRINCETON NJ Announcement Discovering the Delaware: Getting to Know the River In Your Back Yard - D&R Greenway Webinar Series Princeton area community website with events, comprehensive business listings, and local information Share: Discovering the Delaware: Getting to Know the River In Your Back Yard - D&R Greenway Webinar Series May 03, 2021 Have you ever driven over a Delaware River bridge and wondered, "What lives in that water?" Now you can find out! D&R Greenway is offering a series...

Publishers have a lot of power. Written material shapes thinking and conversations. When they choose a book or article, they are using physical and mental space that might have gone elsewhere. For many, many years in the English-speaking countries, that space has gone to white cis men, excluding other voices. Compounding the exclusion has been misogyny in many of those men’s writing. I gave up reading fiction a long time ago. It was all men’s viewpoints. When Henry Miller’s Tropics became...

In Our Backyard returning to Super Bowl for anti-human trafficking efforts (Update: adding video, comments from In Our Backyards executive director) Efforts to follow National Human Trafficking Awareness Month BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- For the 12th time, Bend nonprofit In Our Backyard will be overseeing anti-human trafficking efforts at the Super Bowl. this year in Tampa, Florida. "We are out there, identifying minors and missing children who could be human trafficked in the area,” said Cheryl Csi...

This series was created by Alain Chamot (1971-2020). Good Morning All, On The Road and In Your Backyard is a weekday feature spotlighting reader submissions. From the exotic to the familiar, please share your part of the world, whether you’re traveling or just in your locality. Share some photos and a narrative, let us see through your pictures and words. We’re so lucky each and every day to see and appreciate the world around us! Submissions from commenters are welcome at tools.balloon-ju...

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