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Three More African Countries Call For Pause

By Victoria Schneider / Mongabay Three more African countries have joined calls for a precautionary pause on deep-sea mining until the environmental, social and economic impacts of such mining are...

Solar Project Threatens Mojave Wildlife Corridor

By Hyeyoon Cho / Mongabay The Mojave Desert may look like a flat, brown stretch of nothing between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. But threading through its rocky mountain ranges is an intricate network of...

The Aral Sea Isn’t Just an Ecological Nightmare 

Most of this inland sea is a dry lakebed the size of Ireland, and it has already released 748 million metric tons of CO2. But scientists say there’s still time to reverse course. The Aral Sea...

OFFICIAL STATEMENT Blue Earth Defense – Global

Blue Earth Defense – Global strongly condemns the endorsement of the proposed nickel mining project on Sibuyan Island by the Municipal Council of San Fernando, Romblon. At a time when communities...

Film Screening and Discussion Forum

Bright Green Lies: Exposing Greenwashing and the State of Renewable Energy in the Philippines Date: July 18, 2026Time: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Manila Time (adjusted to accommodate the full program)...

MINDANAO SOLIDARITY ACTION UPDATE

Earthquake Response Report | As of June 23, 2026 Following the devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Maasim, Sarangani on June 8, thousands of families across Sarangani...

George Washington, Jr. and The Full Circle

By Mankh / Musings from Between the Lines (“George Washington, Surveyor” – Henry Hintermeister. Wikimedia) It only took almost 250 years for the full circle beginning of the disintegration of...

US Official In PH Inspects Future AI Industrial Hub

“MANILA — United States Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg personally inspected the future site of an artificial intelligence or AI-native industrial hub at the New Clark...

Indigenous Communities Wary of Clean Energy Boom 

By Michael Beltran / Mongabay   PASUQUIN, Philippines — Crouched on the beach under the hot noon sun, a fisherman flattens a black sheet of seaweed on a bamboo mat rolled out on the sand. Wearing a...