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Aug 2018
By KIMBERLIE NGABIT-QUITASOL via Northern Dispatch Weekly BAGUIO CITY — The Duterte administration’s push for a federal form of government is seen as among the major threats to the environment by green groups who spoke about mines, giant dams and forests at the State of Nature Assessment 2018 on August 20. “For us charter change and federalism poses the biggest threat to environmental justice,” said Jaybee Garganera of Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM). Garganera spoke about how large corporate mines destroyed forests, mountains and rivers; and displaced indigenous communities, and that the present congress......
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Negros Oriental Bats For Renewable Energy, Vows Against Coal In ‘Green SONA’
By Featuresdesk (ICG) on August 22, 2018 via Page One The achievements and continuing initiatives of the province of Negros Oriental toward renewable energy (RE) were the major highlights of this year’s State of Nature Assessment (SONA), organized by non-profit environmental group Green Convergence in partnership with the Forest Foundation of the Philippines and leading renewable energy producer Energy Development Corporation (EDC). Negros Oriental Governor Roel Ragay Degamo, who was among the guest speakers during the...
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Green SONA calls for eco-heroes to take action
By climaterealityph | Aug 21, 2018 Environmental advocates convened in the 2018 State of Nature Assessment or the “Green SONA” held last 20 August at the Albergo Hotel, Baguio City. The gathering is an annual event for assessing the performance of the government in environmental conservation and sustainable development and empowering civil society to take action. This year’s Green SONA revolved around environmental threats exacerbated by climate change and how they must be addressed, especially those of...
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Group to assess state of environment
by Hanna C. Lacsamana via Baguio Midland Courier Green Convergence Philippines will hold the annual State of the Nature Assessment (Green SONA) with the theme “Environmental monsters are back; Superheroes needed!” on Aug. 20, 8 a.m. at Albergo Hotel, Baguio City. This year’s forum is expected to tackle how genetically modified organisms (GMOs), nuclear power, and large-scale mining and giant dams are unfolding and destroying the environment. In a statement, Green Convergence president Angelina...
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Environmental groups decry return of “monsters”
Environmental advocates convened for a press conference to call for the stop of the return of environmental monsters in the Philippines. Environmental Coalition Green Convergence held another installment of the monthly Kamayan Para sa Kalikasan Forum on August 17, 2018 (Friday) at Max’s Restaurant, Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City. As a prelude to the upcoming annual Green SONA (State of Nature Assessment) held in Baguio City on August 20 with the theme “Environmental...
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Calendar of Activities: August 2018
GC CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR AUGUST 2018 DATE ACTIVITY August 06 Board of Trustees Meeting ESI Conference Room 9:00 AM August 08 State of the Philippine Environment 2018 Forum Center for Environmental Concerns (CEC) 1:00-4:00 PM Geronima T. Pecson Auditorium (MB Auditorium), Philippine National University August 17 Kamayan Para sa Kalikasan Forum Max’s Restaurant QMC, Quezon City 10:30 AM-1:30 PM August 20 State of the Nature Assessment (Green SONA) 2018 Theme:...
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2nd Philippine Environment Summit 2018 (Cebu) Progress Reports
The Environment Summit is a biennial undertaking of Green Convergence to celebrate important breakthroughs and advancements in environmental protection through private and public initiatives. It provides a platform where all sectors can share common challenges, collaborate on creative solutions, and replicate success stories. It is a call to government and the Filipino people to unite in accelerating the drive towards national sustainable development. Green Convergence is a large coalition of organizations, networks and individuals....
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Forum warns vs foreign resource ownership
August 04, 2018 at 10:00 pm by Rex Arcadio R. San Diego II via Manila Standard Filipinos should be more careful and cautious concerning environmental conservation contained in the proposed Federalism constitution. Participants in the recent Kamayan para sa Kalikasan Forum at the Kamayan Edsa came to this conclusion after a discussion on how the proposed Federal government affect the Philippines’ natural resources. As lawyer Galahad Pe-Benito of Green Research noted that the Writ of Kalikasan is...
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Kamayan Forum scrutinizes Cha-Cha’s implications to Philippine environment
Environmental coalition Green Convergence held another installment of their monthly Kamayan Para sa Kalikasan Forum last July 20, 2018 at the Kamayan Restaurant EDSA, Mandaluyong City. The forum tackled the provisions on the environment in the proposed federal government under the Duterte administration. Atty. Galahad Pe Benito of Greenresearch discussed the said provisions one by one and related them to the already established environmental laws that we have. Leon Dulce of Kalikasan People’s Network on the...
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Kamayan emphasizes forests’ role to greenhouse gas reduction
JUNE 15, 2018, Mandaluyong City – The 339th installment of the monthly Kamayan Para Sa Kalikasan Forum tackled the sustainable nationally determined contributions (NDCs) of the Philippines in its commitment to help reduce the global greenhouse gases as per the Paris Agreement of 2016. Dr. Rowena Boquiren of the Haribon Foundation pointed out that the massive degradation of forests along with the rapid construction of greenhouse gas-emitting industries such as coal power plants and...
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