Environment

MANILA, Philippines – Senior officials from 22 Asian countries have unanimously adopted the Manila Declaration on Green Industry in Asia and Framework of Action, which is the outcome document of the International Conference on Green Industry in Asia.

VIENNA: Oil-producing and developing countries should not bear the brunt of efforts to clean up the environment, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) crude producers’ cartel insisted Thursday, ahead of a major climate conference in December.

CEBU, Philippines – Capitol must think twice and study further the environmental impact of a coal-fired power plant before allowing the Korean Electric Company (Kepco) operate in Cebu, Korean environmentalists warned yesterday.

Two hundred signatories from 44 countries, among them, noted scientists and health experts, have asked President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo “to end poison rain” or the aerial pesticide spraying of banana plantations in Mindanao.

MANILA, Philippines—A greener and more eco-friendly Asia for its teeming population.

The International Conference on Green Industry opens today up to September 11, 2009 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila.

MANILA, Philippines – The government plans to implement some P2.5 billion in environmental programs to generate emergency employment for more than 114,000 people this year, Malacañang said yesterday.

Sometimes, the best way to uncover the real motives for outwardly inexplicable actions is to let some time pass. In the case of the controversial proposed nationwide ban on aerial spraying of fungicides in banana plantations in Mindanao, it’s becoming clearer and clearer that neither the public’s health nor the protection of the environment are…

Mining has always been repugnant to the residents of communities surrounding the mining sites. And this is true in the case of large-scale nickel- mining operation on Mindoro island which is being strongly resisted by the local folk. They fear the venture would cause environmental havoc. Indigenous peoples, farmers, fishermen, political, religious and civil society…

Zuellig leads way with planned P7-B Makati HQ MANILA, Philippines – Borrowing a phrase from the fashion world, green is the new black. This goes for energy, transportation, and yes, even buildings.

The Environment and Natural Resources Department has ordered the suspension of aerial spraying of pesticides and fungicides in banana plantations in Region 11, which comprises the three Davao provinces and Compostela Valley.

SINGAPORE – Organizers of the annual gathering of carbon market players on Wednesday predicted an increase in participation and number of projects to be featured in the fourth edition of Carbon Forum Asia this coming October.

First of two parts SANTA CRUZ, Zambales: Nickel is not doing too well in the world market these days, but residents here do not seem to mind, even though nickel has become one of this town’s major revenue earners.

MANILA, Philippines – Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza is seeking a review of forestry policies in order to revitalize the sector and lure investments to boost the economy, even as he called for intensified efforts to help mitigate global warming.

MANILA, Philippines – Officials of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), a global partnership comprising 178 countries, international institutions, private sector groups and non-government organizations committed to address global environmental issues, lauded the Philippines for its high absorptive capacity in carrying out projects funded by the institution.

The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill making the provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (ENRO) a mandatory regular plantilla position.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said itwas working on new guidelines for cutting and earth-balling of trees amid public clamor for a ban on cutting of trees in light of the global problem on earth warming and climate change.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said 900 local government units (LGUs) nationwide have “committed” to establish materials recovery facilities (MRFs) in their respective barangays in compliance with the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (Republic Act 9003), as the agency concluded its “Zero Basura” caravan in Davao City last week.

MANILA, Philippines – HP products, particularly inkjet printers, now contain more recycled materials compared to units shipped two years ago. It was one of the various environmental goals that HP set last year for 2010 fruition, but has been exceeded a full year ahead of schedule.

THE government will no longer issue tree-cutting permits to preserve the country’s remaining forest cover, Environment Secretary Lito Atienza said yesterday.

WE’VE HEARD it said that the Philippines is a rich country pretending to be poor.

MANILA, Philippines—Almost half of the cities and municipalities in the country have not complied with a law requiring them to dispose of their waste properly, data from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) showed.

MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo ordered yesterday the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to expand reforestation projects in the country.

MANILA, Philippines – Studies by the Asian Development Bank revealed that the Philippines has one of the highest annual deforestation rates in East and Southeast Asia at 1.4 percent, a senior House member said.

MANILA, Philippines – After issuing an executive order banning firms that could cause pollution in any form in Manila, Mayor Alfredo Lim directed officials yesterday to evaluate and inspect all existing industries in the city to ensure that their operations do not violate anti-pollution laws.

MANILA, Philippines – A local waste and pollution watchdog yesterday criticized some waste management companies for undermining the true intent of the Clean Air Act (Republic Act 8749) through what it called “greenwashing.”

MANILA, Philippines – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has “agreed in principle” to adopt the recommendation of the Philippine government for “deep, early emissions cuts” at a special sideline meeting during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany, Presidential Adviser on Climate Change Secretary Heherson Alvarez said.

HAGONOY, Davao del Sur, Philippines – Residents of a village here have called on the Department of Health (DOH) to reconsider its call for a stop to aerial spraying of fungicide in view of its serious repercussions to the banana industry and to their livelihood.

MANILA, Philippines—The business sector emerged as the most perceivably environment-friendly in a recently released international survey, which observers said was a result of efforts of firms in the country to actively pursue projects that promote cleaner and greener surroundings.

MANILA, Philippines – The new management of the Rapu-Rapu polymetallic project in Albay said yesterday that it is putting in place measures to protect the people and the environment.