Principle 3 of the Dublin Statement establishes that “women play a central part in the provision, management and safeguarding of water”, and therefore, positive policies need to be adopted not only to address the specific needs of women with regard to water but also to empower them to participate “at all levels in water resources programmes, including decision-making and implementation”.
Worldwide, water resources are shared between different stakeholders for multiple uses. With water resources becoming scarcer yet users increasing, management of shared water resources can be challenging. Stakeholders in water use and extraction often represent varied interests, drawn from different sectors and levels from local to national to regional scales in the riparian countries.
Officers and members of the Citizens Movement Against Corruption, Crime, Illegal Drugs and Gambling Inc. headed by Prof. Salvador Singson-de Guzman and thousands of residents in 14 villages here have commended the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) for issuing a cease-and-desist order for the closure of a sanitary landfill in Barangay Catablan in the city for several violations.
Panamanian Ngäbe and Buglé Indigenous groups, in collaboration with the Center for International Environmental Law, submitted information to this UN Committee regarding the detrimental impacts of projects to which they have not consented — including a project to build Transmission Line IV.
DoST-FPRDI researchers have probed all kinds of possible replacement to forest timber. These include bamboo; industrial tree plantation species (ITPS); senile coconut wood and rubber wood; abaca; and agricultural residues such as coconut coir, tobacco stalks, tea leaves, corn stalk and rice straw
The creation of integrated business and residential developments outside of Metro Manila requires an efficient and sustainable waste management system.
Metro Clark Waste Management Corporation (MCWM) is a committed partner that ensures the viability of these communities in the years to come.
FCF Minerals Corp. is stepping up its reforestation efforts in the communities hosting its mining activities.
“The prohibition on these two single-use plastic items may be small steps in the NEAP listing, but it is a big leap when it comes to compliance with the provisions of RA 9003,” added Antiporda.
Coupled with its relentless pursuit toward a decarbonized environment, the Energy Development Corp. (EDC) has undertaken its revitalized mission for regenerative development to mitigate this century’s single most defining issue of climate change.
UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights drew attention to the impacts of transmission line projects, among other infrastructure projects such as hydroelectric dams, which have endangered the fundamental rights of Indigenous peoples in Panama.
The Committee further noted the importance of protecting Indigenous peoples’ collective land rights and of preventing incursions by outsiders on their territories
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 12 issued a warning against individuals who collect, gather, and sell rare plants and wildlife
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