Banda Aceh—Further heavy rain threatened Indonesia’s flood-ravaged island of Sumatra on Saturday as the governor of one hard-hit province warned that the death toll...
A legislator on Monday expressed concern over what he described as the prolonged lack of strong environmental oversight in the Senate, following nearly nine...
World leaders attending a climate summit in Brazil launched a fund Thursday (Friday, Manila time) to save the world's forests, quickly raking in over...
Malacañang said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) would investigate the possible environmental causes behind the unprecedented flooding that hit several parts...
Lush, green and brimming with trees and wildlife, forests are the Earth’s lungs and source of livelihoods for many communities.
Nearly 500 million hectares (ha)–equivalent...
BRASILIA – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has fallen for the fourth straight year, the government said Thursday, a boost for the country just...
Recent flooding in Rizal is attributed to outdated drainage systems that could not handle increasing surface runoff, according to an environmental expert.
Dr. Rex Cruz,...
Conclusion
Is the world making enough progress in the effort to end deforestation?
No. Driven almost entirely by the expansion of agriculture, deforestation continues at...
First of 3 parts
Every year, humanity clears 10 million hectares of forests, an area equivalent to the size of Portugal.
The loss of these ecosystems...
DEFORESTATION, a nagging problem in many countries including the Philippines, has been for years a headache for many governments.
Imagine one football field of forest...
Integrating watershed zoning with comprehensive land use plans (CLUPs) can ensure priority alignment among local government units (LGUs) and various stakeholders and address land...
