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Senate bills seek to protect more habitats across country

Sen. Cynthia A. Villar is seeking to include more protected areas in the Philippines to preserve the country’s biodiversity. Villar, chairperson of the Senate committee on...

Draft UN biodiversity deal calls to protect 30% of planet by 2030

By Issam Ahmed and Roland Lloyd Parry Countries gathered at a UN meeting on biodiversity in Montreal were inching closer Sunday to a deal to...

Rich nations oppose new biodiversity fund

By Benjamin Legendre Creating a new global fund for biodiversity -- a core demand of developing countries at UN talks in Montreal -- "would take...

UN biodiversity gab ends without deal

UNITED NATIONS -- UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations Friday without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, an agreement...

Sustainability mandate keeps Tagaytay Highlands safe for generations

In a semi-annual consumer sentiment survey conducted by PropertyGuru, respondents expressed their aspirations to live in sustainable homes, no matter the cost. More now...

Will big biodiversity ambitions be enough to save nature?

After the world missed almost all of its targets to protect fast-dwindling nature for the last decade, observers following a new round of negotiations...

Villar seeks more protected areas to conserve biodiversity

Senator Cynthia Villar is pushing for the declaration of additional protected areas given the country’s inclusion among the world’s biodiversity hotspots or those areas...

Protecting megadiversity must continue despite pandemic

Conservation efforts must go on despite the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the Philippines, one of 17 megadiverse countries worldwide that is home to a...

Protection of biodiversity urged

Stressing that the Philippines is biodiversity-rich but also among the world’s biodiversity hotspots or those areas experiencing high rates of habitat loss, Senator Cynthia...

World wildlife plummets more than two-thirds in 50 years: index

Global animal, bird and fish populations have plummeted more than two-thirds in less than 50 years due to rampant over-consumption, experts said Thursday in...

Risking life to preserve nature’s memory

By David Salazar For the last three decades, botanist Julio Betancur has braved minefields and penetrated deep into jungle territory infested with drug traffickers and...

Art for Mother Nature

Have you seen the new mural on the ceilings of Paseo de Roxas Underpass? If you’re a Makati CBD denizen or happened to have...

What does biodiversity have to do with you?

From Nov. 17 to 29, representatives from countries all around the world will meet for the 2018 United Nations Biodiversity Conference. During the conference...

Survey of nature’s vital signs out soon

MEDELLIN"•Scientists will deliver a comprehensive assessment Friday of the state of biodiversity"•the animals and plants that humankind depends on to survive but has driven...
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