Green News Dispatch

05/06/2026

Greeting of Peace, Communications and Action!

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"Gender justice means ensuring women have direct access to benefits from renewable energy projects ⚡💰

This includes fair wages, livelihood opportunities, and investments in health, education, and social support 🌏

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🌳 Trees are not objects. They are living beings that sustain life.
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‎Under the Rights of Nature, trees have the right to exist, thrive, and regenerate. Protecting them is not just an environmental duty, it is a matter of justice.
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‎Every tree saved means cleaner air, cooler communities, stronger ecosystems, and a better future for generations to come.
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‎The recent public stunt of “Earthballing” is NOT an acceptable substitute for real accountability. Public officials and agencies cannot mask institutional responsibility by staging highly publicized tree‑planting activities, especially when these are offered as a token replacement for every mature tree already cut. Such gestures ring hollow when the same offices continue to issue permits that enable large‑scale tree removal and deforestation. This superficial political performance cannot offset the irreversible ecological loss caused by the destruction of mature trees, which serve as critical natural buffers in an already climate‑vulnerable city. True leadership demands protecting our remaining ecological heritage and urban green shields, not greenwashing their destruction, particularly amid worsening climate impacts.‎

‎Nature has rights. Let’s defend them. 💚
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PRESS RELEASE | Health and Environmental Advocates Call for Stricter and Expanded Regulation of Endocrine-Disrupting Phthalates and Bisphenols

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Before World Environment Day on June 5, health and environmental groups in the Philippines released a report exposing the dangers of phthalates and bisphenols, stressing “the science is sufficient, the obligation to act is clear.” These two groups of hazardous chemical additives are known endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that alter hormonal balance at minimal doses.

The Ateneo Center for Research and Innovation (ACRI), Arugaan, Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS), and EcoWaste Coalition co-published the country situation report with support from the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN). It contributes to a multi-country effort documenting local phthalate and bisphenol situations to push for tighter local and global regulations.

Phthalates are plasticizers added predominantly to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic to achieve flexibility and are found in toys, food packaging, medical devices, flooring, and construction materials. Bisphenols — most prominently bisphenol A (BPA) — are used in polycarbonate plastics, epoxy resin linings, and thermal paper coatings.

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The Verde Island Passage houses critical marine habitats like mangrove forests – an important coastal habitat covering less than 1% of the Earth’s total surface, yet provides numerous ecological and socioeconomic services. 🌊🌱

Mangroves provide shelter and breeding grounds for a wide variety of marine species. Aside from that, mangroves also serve as buffer zones that shield coastal communities against typhoons and erosion.

This International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, let us be reminded of the importance of mangroves and strive for its protection, to ensure healthier marine ecosystems and to strengthen our resilience against climate disasters. 🌎