Ecology and Environment
Mindanao Sakay-Lakad-Layag or SaLakYag 2023: Promoting Environmental Awareness and Climate Action
The Mindanao Sakay-Lakad-Layag or SaLakYag 2023, a significant environmental event, kicked off on 2 October 2023. Organized by the Mindanao clusters of Philippine Misereor Partnership, Inc., namely the ZAMBASULI (Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-tawi), DOPIM (Dipolog, Ozamis, Pagadian, Iligan, Marawi), DRC…
Landmark ‘David and Goliath’ Youth Climate Trial Begins
In an “unprecedented” climate change case, six young people from areas in Portugal affected by heat waves and wildfires took 32 European governments to court today, arguing that the countries’ failure to take swift action on the climate crisis violated their human rights. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The European Court of…