MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has created an anti-pollution task force to fast-track the rehabilitation and restoration of the coastal and marine ecosystem of the Manila Bay. In an order dated Jan. 26, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the following offices will make up the Manila Bay Anti-Pollution Task Force
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Four years after Lopez’s crackdown, Benguet’s mines continue to operate to the dismay of civil society groups. Benguet Corp. and Lepanto did not cease operations except during strict lockdowns last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “The mines that were served with closure orders by former DENR Secretary Gina Lopez were not closed at all and are operating after some of them appealed their cases to the Office of the President and the others to the DENR itself,” said Rocky Dimaculangan, Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (CMP) vice president for communications and national coordinator towards sustainable mining.
Read the full article here Pune, Maharashtra, January 27 2021 (Wiredrelease) Market.Biz :Global Organic Farming Market was valued at USD 52.4 Million in 2020, and Market.Biz analysts predict the global market size will reach USD 94.5 Million by the end of 2030, with the growing CAGR of 6.1% between 2021-2030. The Organic Farming Market report provides a detailed dashboard overview of leading companies that encompasses their successful marketing strategies, market contribution, and recent developments in both historical and present contexts. The Organic Farming Market report includes market share, CAGR, production, consumption, revenue, gross margin, cost, and industry influencing factors in global regions.
Read the full article here Ten "golden rules" for reforestation have been set out by scientists as they warned poorly executed tree planting schemes can harm the environment. Planting trees to reduce carbon emissions can be presented as an "easy answer" to tackling the climate crisis, but it can cause more problems than benefits, experts have said.
Read the full article here MANILA, Philippines — AC Energy Corp. (ACEN) is pursuing the development of more renewable energy (RE) projects – particularly solar and wind – in the country after raising nearly P5.4 billion from its stock rights offering (SRO) last week. During the listing ceremony at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) yesterday, ACEN chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala said the company raised over P5.37 billion from the SRO, strengthening the company’s balance sheet to meet its 5,000-megawatt (MW) capacity goal by 2025.
Read the full article here A group of the world’s top ecologists have issued a stark warning about the snowballing crisis caused by climate change, population growth, and unchecked development. Their assessment is grim, but big-picture societal changes on a global scale can still avert a disastrous future.
Read the full article here 25 JANUARY 2021, Quezon City — The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) applauded House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda’s filing of House Resolution No. 1494, which calls on the Climate Change Commission (CCC) to deliver the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), or climate pledge, to the Paris Agreement. The resolution, filed last January 21, calls on the House of Representatives to ensure the CCC submits the NDC “conveying the highest possible climate ambition in reflection of the government’s strong commitment to climate justice”, not only because of our commitment to the Paris Agreement but also “in solidarity with worldwide vulnerable communities and the global community’s resolve to address the climate emergency and promote a sustainable pandemic recovery.”
Read the full article here Largest-Ever Climate Poll Shows 64% of Global Public Believes Warming Planet Is an 'Emergency'1/30/2021 Nearly two-thirds of people around the world think climate change is a global emergency that warrants a serious response, according to the results of the Peoples' Climate Vote, the largest survey of public opinion on the planetary crisis and policy solutions ever conducted. "The results of the survey clearly illustrate that urgent climate action has broad support amongst people around the globe, across nationalities, age, gender, and education level."
—Achim Steiner, UN. "Recognition of the climate emergency is much more widespread than previously thought," Stephen Fisher, a political sociologist at the University of Oxford and co-author of the report, said in a statement released Wednesday. "We've also found that most people clearly want a strong and wide-ranging policy response." Read the full article here |
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