Save Our Tuna
Jump into the virtual ocean by tweeting with #saveourtuna and get your message straight to the leaders at the crucial tuna meeting in Guam.
No to mining!
Historically, Greenpeace has taken a stand to oppose mining for the reason that it ushers in an unsustainable and ecologically destructive development path that affects the environment, communities and the people that are working in that industry.
Know the impacts of mining here.
About 75% of trash in Manila Bay is plastic.
from a 2010 waste audit conducted by Greenpeace, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, EcoWaste Coalition and other partners. (via batangbakal)
Activism is not a crime!
Begging whale sharks stir debate in Philippines
Whale sharks begging for food have sparked a debate on whether feeding the giant fish may ultimately be hurting the creatures.
Typhoon Sendong: Did illegal logging cause flash flooding in Philippines?
“Philippine President Benigno Aquino ordered an investigation on Tuesday into flash floods and landslides that sent mud and logs crashing down on residents, killing about 1,000 people on a southern island.
The national disaster agency said 957 were killed and 49 missing on Mindanao after Typhoon Sendong (aka Typhoon Washi) triggered the slides. Most of the casualties were in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan and tens of thousands remain homeless, many sheltering in evacuation centres.
Aquino met officials in the two cities worst hit by the cascades that swept down mountainsides as residents of riverside and coastal villages slept in the early hours of Saturday.”
Source: Christian Science Monitor
“Arya!” towards sustainable fishing
The Philippines, in this case, should support the call for preserving and conserving the Pacific Commons and join other Pacific Island Nations in creating a more sustainable tuna future, inevitably increasing global competitiveness in meeting the demand for more sustainably caught tuna products in the world. It is never too late to transform the industry. We are already on the right track. We just need to understand the interconnectedness of our oceans to know that saving the Pacific will secure equitable and sustainable fisheries.
