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Philippines banks on new fisheries management system, but rollout is rocky

Keith Anthony Fabro 21 Jul 2021

As humans close in on their habitat, crocodiles in the Philippines snap back

Chelsy Mae Abdulmuti 20 Jul 2021
The writhed hornbill, a Philippines endemic species. Image by Olaf Oliviero Riemer via Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0).

Philippines’ rich bird life is more threatened than we thought, study says

Carolyn Cowan 14 Jul 2021

With growing pressures, can the Philippines sustain its marine reserves?

Leilani Chavez 30 Jun 2021

Philippine forest turtles stand a ‘good chance’ after first wild release

Leilani Chavez 28 Jun 2021

A startup deploys black soldier flies in the Philippines’ war on waste

Bong S. Sarmiento 25 Jun 2021
Philippine tarsier

Researchers look to locals to fill knowledge gap on Philippine tarsier

Carolyn Cowan 21 Jun 2021

Illegal logging in Philippines’ Palawan stokes fears of a mining resurgence

Keith Anthony Fabro 15 Jun 2021
Satellite image of oil palm, agriculture, and forest in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Image credit: Maxar Technologies.

Chocolate giant funds high resolution carbon map to protect forests

Aurora Solá 1 Jun 2021

Wildlife trafficking, like everything else, has gone online during COVID-19

Imelda Abano, Leilani Chavez 1 Jun 2021

Study confirms sightings of endangered blue whale in Philippine waters

Mavic Conde 14 May 2021

ADB declares coal exit in Asia Pacific, but gas remains in play

Imelda Abano 11 May 2021

Popular opposition halts a bridge project in a Philippine coral haven

Keith Anthony Fabro 5 May 2021

Hits and misses for a legal tool to protect the environment in Philippines

Purple Romero 28 Apr 2021

Mining and logging threaten a wildlife wonderland on a Philippine mountain

Bong S. Sarmiento 27 Apr 2021

‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits

Leilani Chavez 15 Apr 2021

Philippine province builds on lessons learned to grow ecotourism industry

Jun N. Aguirre 14 Apr 2021

Rare captive-bred crocodiles develop new, ‘odd’ habits in Philippine wild

Erwin M. Mascariñas 2 Apr 2021

Surge in seizures of giant clam shells has Philippine conservationists wary

Keith Anthony Fabro 29 Mar 2021

Chinese ‘fishing fleet’ anchored on Philippine reef raises tensions

Leilani Chavez 26 Mar 2021
Palawan

Amid South China Sea dispute, Philippines’ Palawan is besieged by political split

Criselda Yabes, Leilani Chavez 12 Mar 2021

Philippines looks to improve disaster preparedness with geospatial tech

Rosy Mina 10 Mar 2021

One-hit wonder frog makes a comeback in the southern Philippines

Leilani Chavez 1 Mar 2021

‘The river will bleed red’: Indigenous Filipinos face down dam projects

Karlston Lapniten 26 Feb 2021

On a Philippine volcano, an eruption-proof mouse rules the roost

Leilani Chavez 23 Feb 2021

Philippine quarries under scrutiny after deadly mudflow buries homes

Mavic Conde 19 Feb 2021

A tale of two seas: Closed season is a mixed bag for Philippine sardines industry 

Bong S. Sarmiento 18 Feb 2021

Indigenous leaders killed in Philippines were ‘red-tagged’ over dam opposition

Jun N. Aguirre 8 Feb 2021

It’s not too late – yet – to save the Philippine pangolin, study finds

Leilani Chavez 27 Jan 2021

No safe space for Philippines’ Indigenous youth as military allowed on campus

Mongabay.com 22 Jan 2021
Gold mining is a major threat to the forests and biodiversity of the Peruvian Amazon, including protected areas. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Environmental assassinations bad for business, new research shows

Genevieve Belmaker 20 Jan 2021

An eye in the sky on deforestation: Q&A with Jean Jardeleza and Kim Carlson

Claudia Geib 18 Jan 2021

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