Month: November 2021

When relationships end it might be because the spark has disappeared, or maybe you just can’t make time for one another. But can climate change cause break-ups? It might do, according to a new study which suggests albatrosses – some of the world’s most loyal creatures – are “divorcing” more. Research published in the Royal… Continue reading Climate change causing albatross divorce, says study

November 25 – The European Union in the Philippines, in partnership with the ECCP – Philippine Earth Justice Center, Inc., European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, STEP PHILIPPINES, and the University of the Cordilleras, held a webinar titled “Green Deal: Dealing with Plastic Waste Management for Better Circular Economy”. This webinar covered the state… Continue reading Green Deal: Dealing with Plastic Waste Management for Better Circular Economy

Last November 24 was the 9th session of the Environmental Law Teachers Online Training Program covering the topic- How to Design an Environmental Law Clinic, Opportunities and Challenges. In the session, PEJC’s managing trustee, Atty. John Menguito had the privilege to speak all about PEJC’s project- the Green Legal Clinics, its purpose, and its progress… Continue reading Environmental Law Teachers Online Training Program

The global food system plays a major role in the ongoing health, climate, biodiversity, and human-rights crises. It contributes to more than a third of greenhouse gas emissions, and about a third of all food produced is wasted while many people worldwide can’t afford healthy, nutritious meals. “The one thing we all have in common,… Continue reading How young people can lead the charge in transforming our global food system and combating climate change

Consolacion, Cebu – Cansaga Bay has been recognized as a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA), which means it contributes significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. It has provided shelter for diverse marine life and livelihood for many fisherfolks in Cebu for the longest time. The Consolacion Seafront Reclamation, if… Continue reading No To Consolacion Seafront Reclamation

The 2016 peace deal that the Colombian government reached with the country’s largest and oldest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), was also heralded as being strikingly “green.” The agreement set out to correct unequal land use caused by internal displacement while also investing in the management of protected reserves. But five… Continue reading FARC peace deal in Colombia sparked war on forests, report says