Nov 5, 2024 · Quezon City – About 250 people including indigenous peoples (IPs), urban poor organizations, student and youth associations, workers, parish and church members, non-government organizations, fisherfolk, affected residents of Rizal and Quezon areas, and other organized sectors based in Metro Manila gathered for a National Sectoral Consultation against the Kaliwa Dam project on November 4 at ...

Nov 21, 2024 · Although the Andalusian organisation welcomes the fact that the reform will allow the regularisation of migrants, it denounces the fact that the Spanish

Oct 26, 2024 · Fires Threaten the Lush Benguet Mountains. The iconic Benguet pine forests are at increasing risk as fires ignite and spread rapidly, fueled by highly combustible pine needles. The rugged mountain terrain complicates forest fire protection efforts, underscoring the urgent need for effective fire management strategies in the Cordilleras.

Dec 22, 2024 · After decades of hiatus, Bangladesh and Pakistan have made a major step toward a new era of regional cooperation in South Asia, riddled with suspicion,

Oct 16, 2024 · Ten of Spain’s top fashion companies — like the owner of Zara, Inditex; H&M; IKEA; Decathlon; and Primark — will begin collecting discarded clothing beginning in April of 2025 as part of a year-long trial to manage textile waste, reported Reuters. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Re-viste, the project’s organizer, said shoes, clothing and other textiles will be separated from regular waste ...

Dec 28, 2024 · IGUALADA: An “igualada”, a derogatory term (based on class, race, and gender) used to designate someone who acts as if they deserve rights and privileges that supposedly don’t correspond to them. Pressenza presents an interview with Juan Mejía Botero, director of the film Igualada, which portrays Francia Márquez’s trajectory of the struggle for the environment and the territory. The ...

Dec 30, 2024 · As the new year begins, I am taking this opportunity to make fresh personal commitments. I want to reflect on what is outdated or unhelpful in my life and

Oct 5, 2024 · California is tackling the problem of textile and fashion waste with the country’s first law that requires clothing companies to implement

Dec 23, 2024 · The United States, Turkey and Israel all responded to the fall of the Assad government in Damascus by launching bombing campaigns on Syria. Israel also attacked and destroyed most of the Syrian Navy in port at Latakia, and invaded Syria from the long-occupied Golan Heights, advancing to within 16 miles of the capital, Damascus.

Sep 3, 2024 · Bangladesh, a country that struggles with nature’s forces frequently, recently dealt with one of the worst flood catastrophes in decades. Notably, there is growing evidence that the neighbouring country of India’s actions are to blame for this catastrophe, as well as natural events. The eastern border districts of Bangladesh have seen extraordinary flooding because of the recent release of ...