At Bangkok Climate Action Week 2026, Indonesian leaders unveiled a restorative economy framework. Research by CELIOS shows this model could generate over $140B across 25 years and cut income inequality by 15%, offering a vital blueprint for ASEAN.
Category: Environment
Marikina bikers up 157%; LGU vows stronger support for biking culture
More Marikeños are turning to bicycles for mobility, with the number of cyclists recorded in Marikina City surging by 157 percent to 29,245 this year from 11,363 in 2025, according to the Bike Count conducted by the Marikina City Bikeways Office.
Why Indigenous Knowledge Matters More Than Ever in Building Sustainable Food Systems
Indigenous communities in the Philippines & Indonesia are turning sago into a force for sustainable growth. Blending ancestral wisdom with reforestation, local youth and women are protecting sacred forests while building restorative economies. 🌴
Iloilo City, the Mangrove City
Former Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas shared aerial shots of the city’s mangrove areas, which he said protect the city from calamities.
Strengthening Food Security Through Local Wisdom
Across many parts of Asia, flavor is not just a matter of taste; it is a legacy, an identity, and a reflection of the human connection to nature. In Southeast Asia, the rich spices and traditional cooking techniques passed down through generations thrive due to the abundance of local food sources, including forests, fields, rice paddies, and rivers. However, climate change and the exploitation of natural resources are now threatening the continued availability of these local food sources.
Century Tuna’s “Saving Our Seas” unites over 8,000 volunteers across the Philippines for cleaner seas
Century Tuna, the Philippines’ No. 1 tuna brand, returns for the 3rd year of its award-winning “Saving Our Seas” campaign, championing cleaner seas with greater impact. 2025 marks a turning point as the movement expands to six sites nationwide, further driving plastic circular economy and marine conservation across the country.
Mangroves: Nature-Based Solutions for the Philippines Coastal and Coral Reef Sustainability
To prevent the coastal area from becoming more deteriorated, the Philippines has several approaches, including creating a network of marine protected areas. There is also focus on community based resources management that aims at sustainable fishing practices, mangrove reforestation, and coral reef restoration. One of them is the San Vicente Mangrove Forest and Marine Protected Area in Palawan, where the community is committed to safeguarding and restoring the mangrove area for 25 years since 1999, and extended to 12 more years.
Fiscal Mechanism to Boost Conservation in the Philippines
Komunitas Konservasi Indonesia Warsi (KKI-Warsi), a non-profit organization dedicated to environmental conservation, focuses on education, advocacy, and land restoration has conducted activities with the community to restore and conserve peatlands. This include sustainable coffee cultivation, eco-fishery, peatland edu-eco-tourism, and the Pohon Asuh (foster tree) initiative. Warsi also uses these initiatives to provide an additional livelihood to the community while promoting sustainable land use. On the other hand, the activities done by Warsi are often used as proof points on the impact of restoration efforts to curb carbon emissions and, therefore, should be supported.
LG Philippines Marks World Environment Day with ‘Life’s Good with Recycling’ Campaign
LG Electronics Philippines (LGEPH) commemorated World Environment Day 2024 by launching its impactful 'Life's Good with Recycling' campaign. The event, held at the LG Electronics Philippines office in collaboration with the Pasig City CENRO (Community, Environment and National Resources Office), saw a significant turnout of enthusiastic participants dedicated to promoting sustainability and environmental stewardship.
What if Biodiversity Crisis were an escape room?
Bonifacio Art Foundation, Inc. (BAFI) and the United States Agency for International Development have joined forces to bring you a two-part biodiversity special of MIND S-COOL TV as well as a traveling Biodiversity Crisis Escape Room (BCER). Both projects serve to innovatively highlight the critical concepts of “roles” and “collaboration” in addressing the biodiversity crisis as well as the “measures” of the values, not only monetary, that we should all consider living with nature.
