Environment

PH eyes better protection of two threatened birds

MANILA - The Philippines seeks international collaboration on better protecting two migratory birds under threat and passing through this country while traveling along East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF). There's urgency for such protection as...

Zambo’s Busay Falls eyed as eco-tourism site

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A barangay in this city is eyeing to open to prospective investors to help them develop Busay Falls into an eco-tourism site. This was the plan of Joselito Macrohon,...

CBCP opposes lifting of open pit mining ban

MANILA -- An official of the humanitarian, development, and advocacy arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu to...

No roof? no problem. Community-shared solar offers solar energy for all

NEW YORK — Head to the roof of the New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies and you’ll discover row upon row of solar photovoltaic panels. The solar panels generate about...

Study: Arctic Sea ice may be shrinking faster than thought

CALGARY, ALBERTA — Arctic sea ice may be thinning faster than predicted because salty snow on the surface of the ice skews the accuracy of satellite measurements, a new study from...

Expert rallies vs marine plastic pollution

MANILA -- An expert raised urgency for international action against marine pollution from plastics, warning this degradation increasingly threatens humans and the environment. "This must stop," UNEP Executive Director Dr. Erik Solheim...

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