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The Philippines is sometimes considered the most dangerous country for environmental activists. [ 67 ] [ 68 ] According to environmental watchdog Global Witness , at least 30 land and environmental defenders were killed in the Philippines in 2018, many of whom were in conflict with private business groups. [ 69 ]
Satellite image of the Philippines in March 2002 showing forest cover in dark green Small-scale logging and coal-making operations at the lower areas of the Sierra Madre mountain range. As in other Southeast Asian countries, deforestation in the Philippines is a major environmental issue.
Both floods and droughts are predicted to increase. Climate change is having serious impacts in the Philippines such as increased frequency and severity of natural disasters, sea level rise, extreme rainfall, resource shortages, and environmental degradation. [1]
STORY: In Gloria Molina's household goods store in the Philippine capital Manila, toothpaste, instant coffee and laundry detergent go by the handful. A regular bottle of shampoo costs around $2 ...
Ok Tedi environmental disaster in Papua New Guinea beginning in 1984; Omai gold mine tailing dam breach in Guyana, 1995; Marcopper mining disaster in the Philippines, March 1996; Doñana disaster, tailings dam breach of the Los Frailes zinc/silver mine in Spain, April 1998; Aitik mine, tailings dam failure in Sweden, September 2000
Boracay is a popular tourist island and the infrastructure needed to accommodate tourism was put in place at a fast pace. [1] This caused environmental problems. [1] Condé Nast Traveler magazine called Boracay "the poster child for overtourism". [1] In particular, many businesses were discharging untreated sewer waste into the sea. [1]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman), abbreviated as DENR, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the conservation, management, development, and proper use of the country’s environment in natural resources, specifically forest and grazing lands, mineral resources, including those in ...
The Philippine Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.. This committee was formed after the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and the Committee on Climate Change were merged on September 3, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 9 of the 18th Congress.