A report by the Ocean Conservancy in 2017 named four ASEAN countries among the top plastic polluters in the world –namely Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines
The Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) commended the rescue of pangolins, and other threatened species, in Palawan and South Cotabato in the Philippines, citing the role of communities in combatting wildlife trafficking.
National and field officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) gathered recently here for a strategic planning workshop in order to review, assess and set policy directions for the proposed bill on the creation of an Environmental Protection and Enforcement Bureau (EPEB).