Laudato si' - Season of Creation

A seminar in Rome dedicated to “Addressing the Problems of the Environmental Crisis in Light of Laudato si' and Laudate Deum, Experiences in Latin America.

29/11/2024

Pope: Climate change impacts poorest and requires global cooperation

Pope Francis sends a message to a conference in Rome that brought together Cardinals and experts to discuss climate change and its negative effects on the most vulnerable.

A digital rendition of the Divine Mercy Chapel in Thailand, showcasing its modern circular design and integration with nature, inspired by Laudato si’ principles

23/11/2024

Thailand’s Divine Mercy chapel brings Laudato si’ to life

In a rapidly urbanizing district east of Bangkok, a new chapel aims to stand out—not just for its spiritual significance but also for its innovative commitment to sustainability.

08/11/2024

Religious sisters cultivate hope for Creation

The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth celebrated the Season of Creation across countries as part of their efforts to foster sustainability, conservation, and ecological stewardship.

Participants of the third national gathering of the Indonesian Laudato Si’ Movement (GLSI) pose with a banner in Kalianda, South Lampung, Indonesia, October 24-27, 2024. Photo:

05/11/2024

Laudato Si’ Movement in Indonesia expands ground-level advocacy for climate action

The Laudato Si’ Movement in Indonesia (GLSI) has launched a new drive to establish community-based environmental advocacy groups across the country, aimed at empowering ...

11/10/2024

UN Secretary-General calls violent weather a ‘breathtaking injustice’

At a Symposium on the Global Climate Crisis held at the Siena College Laudato Si’ Center for Ecology in New York, UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the world’s ...

GreenAccord annual forum welcome panel, 10 October

10/10/2024

Climate conference in Rome focuses on "Building Future Together"

The 16th International Greenaccord Fourm opens with panels dedicated to empowering women, the value of sport, politics and communication, and the environment.

Zambian and Indian farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India

04/10/2024

These farmers will save the world

Regenerative farming is changing the lives of rural communities across the globe. India’s Andhra Pradesh Community-based Natural Farming initiative empowers already 1 million ...

01/10/2024

Laudato Si’ Movement in Nigeria calls for urgent action on Fossil Fuels

The Laudato Si’ Movement of Nigeria (LSM - Nigeria) has expressed deep concern over the Nigerian Government’s continued inaction on the urgent issue of fossil fuel dependency

A parish priest with parishioner (Photo: Sylvette Loubet, Laudato Si' Movement)

20/09/2024

Seeds of hope at Laudato Si' Circle in Villepinte, France

In the French city of Villepinte, near Paris, two parishes have kicked off the Season of Creation with Sunday Mass, joining together for hymns and prayers to mark the beginning of ...

Pope Francis receives a delegation of the Laudato Si' Centre for Higher Education

19/09/2024

Pope to Laudato Si' Centre for Higher Education: Let's safeguard God-given Creation

Pope Francis express his gratitude to the Laudato Si' Centre for Higher Education, and encourages them in their efforts to safeguarding the always-more-vulnerable environment.

03/09/2024

Vatican Museums: Learning to care for creation through play

An original and engaging tour is now available for families with children, offering a delightful two-hour experience in the beautiful natural setting of the Pope's Gardens. This ...

31/08/2024

September 1: A celebration of God’s decision to create

As the Church celebrates the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on September 1, Indian Bishop Allwyn D’Silva, Chairman of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences’ ...

Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo (yellow shirt), president of Caritas Philippines, leads the planting of mangrove trees during the 2nd Bike for Kalikasan (environment) event in Lobo town, Philippines. Photo by Mark Saludes

21/08/2024

Caritas Philippines calls for strengthened ecological commitment

Caritas Philippines has renewed its call for more robust and strategic commitments to ecological care, aligning with Pope Francis’ message for the 2024 Season of Creation.

18/07/2024

Holy See: "Recalibrate” efforts toward sustainable development

The Holy See’s Permanent Observer addresses the UN on the “Summit of the Future” to be held in September: "A pivotal moment to reaffirm the fundamental principles of the ...

Summer Camp with children of in Molegbe Diocese in the RDC

11/07/2024

DRC: Children in the Diocese of Molegbe commit to tree planting in families

In the Diocese of Molegbe, situated in the Province of Nord-Ubangi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 400 children, girls and boys that also included members of the ...

Philippine Catholic bishops posed for a group photo during the 128th CBCP Plenary Assembly at the Divine Mercy Hills. Photo by Roy Lagarde/CBCP News

09/07/2024

Philippine Catholic Church intensifies environmental protection campaign

Leading Church officials announce that the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Plenary Assembly approved major resolutions aimed at strengthening campaigns for ...

"Behold, It Was Very Good—An Invitation to Integral Ecology," a new book by the Japanese Bishops' Conference. Photo by Archbishop Isao Kikuchi

03/07/2024

New ecological guide by Japanese bishops to inspire action on environmental crises

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (CBCJ) has recently launched a new publication titled “Behold, It Was Very Good—An Invitation to Integral Ecology,” marking its first ...

26/06/2024

Pope orders construction of agrivoltaic plant for the Vatican

With the Apostolic Letter “Fratello sole,” issued motu proprio, Pope Francis provides for the construction of an agrivoltaic plant in the extraterritorial zone of Santa Maria in ...

05/06/2024

World Environment Day: Focus on desertification and drought

Dr. Iyad Abu Moghli, director and founder of the UN's Faith for Earth Coalition, speaks to Vatican News about desertification, drought resilience, and the impact of Pope Francis' ...

Penelope Wensley as she addresses the conferennce "100 years of soil science"

21/05/2024

A life of diplomacy and environmental justice, advocating for soil worldwide

Penny Wensley, an Australian diplomat and environmental advocate, discusses the global fight for climate justice as well as the importance of including the voices of indigenous ...

Inauguration of the photo exhibit "Changes"

08/05/2024

"Changes" photo exhibit inaugurated in St. Peter's Square

Inaugurated on 7 May in the Charlemagne colonnade of Saint Peter's Square, the photo exhibit curated by Lia and Marianna Beltrami with the Dicastery for Communication features 24 ...

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nyeri Archdiocese, Anthony Muheria

06/05/2024

Kenya floods: Church grateful to Pope Francis for prayers and closeness

Kenya is reeling from devastating torrential rains that have brought floods, death, and injuries and forced tens of thousands from their homes.

2024.04.29 storia Laudato si' - Pozzi d'acqua Etiopia

30/04/2024

Ethiopia and its life-giving water wells

Fr Filippo Perin, 52, is a missionary in Ethiopia’s Gambella region on the border with South Sudan. A beautiful land where, however, there is no water; the people are starving and ...

Children of the École Verte in the Diocese of Mananjary, Madagascar - Credit: Father Laraison

16/04/2024

Green schools for children in Madagascar

The island country of Madagascar, off the southeastern coast of Africa, is deeply affected by the consequences of climate change. That’s why, the Diocese of Mananjary in the ...

Video message from Cardinal Parolin for the the third edition of "Cinema for Creation"

22/03/2024

Cardinal Parolin: 'We are part of an interdependent human family'

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin sends a video message to the third edition of "Cinema for Creation," taking place in the Italian city of Padua on the theme: "Nourished ...

14/03/2024

Jordan-Saifi: Francis and Charles III have ‘shared vision’ on ecology

Jennifer Jordan-Saifi, head of King Charles’ Sustainable Markets Initiative, says that the Pope and the King have the ‘same agenda’ on climate issues.

2020.08.19 - I cattolici pregano per lo Sri Lanka e la fine della pandemia a Nostra Signora di Madhu

13/03/2024

Sri Lanka: A journey into the wounds of civil war

We continue to explore the work of the educational projects supported by the MAGIS Foundation. In the northern part of Sri Lanka, the damage of the long and bloody ethnic conflict ...

27/02/2024

Church leaders in Philippines call for protected status of the "Amazon of Oceans"

The coordinator of the "Laudato Si" program of the Philippine Bishops' Conference calls for special marine protection of the "Verde Island Passage" off the coast of Mindoro island ...

2024.2.26 STORIA LAUDATO SI' - CATACOMBE NAPOLI

27/02/2024

From the shadows into the light

No place embodies the contrasts and contradictions of Naples like its Rione Sanità neighborhood. This is where a cooperative – “La Paranza” - supported by the Archdiocese and ...

More Beach clean-ups and community-based environmental initiatives planned.

13/02/2024

Ghana’s young people to observe Lent through environmental stewardship campaigns.

A group of young people in Ghana is embarking on an innovative initiative to infuse new meaning into the observance of Lent by engaging in environmental stewardship campaigns.

2024.02.12 Storia Laudato si' - Giardini Terapeutici

13/02/2024

Garden therapy: An effective treatment for Alzheimer’s

The Therapeutic Gardens project at the Mother Teresa of Calcutta Centre in the northern Italian city of Padua has been studied, certified and recognized for excellence. Through ...

Participants in the conference on "Humans: Meanings and challenges".

12/02/2024

Vatican hosts conference on technological progress and human identity

More than twenty academics from all over the world come together in Rome to discuss humanity's response to scienctific and technological progress.

02/02/2024

Laudato si' Centre for Higher Education: A Jubilee year of commitment

Ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, the Laudato si' Centre for Higher Education announces their two-phase project to implement a true ecological conversion.

23/01/2024

‘Into the LABel’ and the challenge of responsible consumption

The project that stems from “The Economy of Francesco” is the brainchild of a group of young economists with experience in the economy of communion. Its goal is to spread ...

A press conference in the Vatican for the publication of Laudate Deum

17/01/2024

Pontifical Universities to offer online course on Integral Ecology

Church-run Universities in Rome launch an online diploma in integral ecology, aiming to respond to “the unprecedented challenge facing the planet.”

2024.01.05 Il piano d’azione Laudato Si’ adottato dalla comunità giuseppina in Australia – Explore, Embrace, Embody

12/01/2024

Josephites in Australia actively respond to Laudato si’

As people and organizations throughout the world respond to Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato si', the Josephite community in Australia takes up his call to care for all creation ...

2024.01.02 Storia Laudato si' - La Mediterranea

09/01/2024

The applied philosophy of caring

In Sicily, Paola Gurrieri, together with her brothers, heads La Mediterranea, a leader in the cultivation of chrysanthemums. The company is the first in Italy to adopt water vapor ...

Susana Réfega has been appointed Executive Director of the Laudato Si' Movement

13/12/2023

Laudato Si’ Movement announces new director

Susana Réfega, ex-head of the Portuguese Bishops' Fundação Fé e Cooperação, is appointed as new Executive Director of the Laudato Si' movement.

2023.12.11 Storia Laudato si' 106 LS RIDAJE

12/12/2023

A startup helps the homeless become gardeners

Italian computer engineer Lorenzo Di Ciaccio left his job at a big company and used his severance pay to found “Ridaje”. The organization helps poor people care for themselves ...

Factory chimney smoke rises from an industrial complex in Brazil where emissions have surged returning to the levels of 15 years ago

02/12/2023

Laudato Sì Movement's call to action at COP28

The Advocacy Director of the "Laudato Sì Movement" expresses her hopes for the COP28 Summit on Climate Change in Dubai and speaks of the critical role faith-based groups play in ...

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, departing for Dubai

01/12/2023

Cardinal Parolin: Pope calls for new impetus from COP28

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, who will represent Pope Francis in Dubai at COP28, shares the Pope’s concerns and hopes for the climate crisis, wars, and divisions ...

The Vatican gardens seen from above in 2022

28/11/2023

Defence of our common home: From Paul VI to Pope Francis

Ahead of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, we explore the papal magisterium on environmental issues and the decades of work by the Holy See to defend our common home.

2023.11.20 Storia Laudato si' - Xapontic

28/11/2023

Mexico: the art of 'living well' passes through women

In our most recent Laudato si' story, we explore a business in Mexico run by indigenous women that combines care for Creation, empowerment of women, and respect for indigenous ...

16/11/2023

Vatican launches sustainable mobility programme 'Ecological Conversion 2023'

The Governorate of Vatican City State announces the launch of a series of energy-saving initiatives and strategies to safeguard the environment in the framework of the Pope's ...

Meeting COP28 hosted by Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

12/11/2023

Pope: Pray for COP28 and thanks to Laudato Si’ Action Platform

Following the Sunday Angelus catechesis, Pope Francis paid tribute to the two year anniversary Laudato Si’ Action Platform that aims to sensitize and promote care for the ...

Care for our Common Home: Building & Communicating an Economy that Promotes Sustainability & Peace, roundtable discussion, Casina Pio IV

07/11/2023

Vatican hosts roundtable on Care for our Common Home

The Dicasteries for Communication and for Promoting Integral Human Development sponsor a closed-door roundtable conversation hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in its ...

2023.11.06 storia Laudato si' progetto TUCUM

07/11/2023

An economist who thinks with his heart

Giandonato Salvia is the protagonist of this story, in which we recount the birth and use of Tucum, a “suspended economy” App that offers services and goods of various kinds to the ...

File photo of Pope Francis departing for a papal journey

03/11/2023

Pope Francis to visit Dubai for COP28 in early December

Pope Francis will travel to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, for the COP28 climate summit on 1-3 December, just two months after the publication of his Apostolic Exhortation ...

2023.10.23 Storia Laudato si' - Amboseli Kenya

24/10/2023

At school with the Maasai of Amboseli

Around 300 people live in the Kenyan village of Amboseli and are facing great hardship due to problems caused by climate change. A team of young economists, nutritionists, doctors ...

Zambia's Mansa Diocese Bishop, Patrick Chisanga OFM Conv.

17/10/2023

Zambia: Mansa Diocese celebrates the care and protection of Mother Earth.

Mansa Diocese in Zambia this week celebrated the year-long diocesan pastoral theme of Care and Protection of Mother Earth.

A young boy in Hann Bay, what used to be one of the most beautiful beaches in Senegal

14/10/2023

Pope reiterates his belief that true change is driven from bottom up

In a video message to the Sixth Forum of “Laudato si' Communities” hosted by the Diocese of Verona in northern Italy, Pope Francis speaks about what impelled him to write “Laudate ...

2023.10.09 Storia Laudato si' - Borghi d'Italia

10/10/2023

Microcosms to discover and to protect

‘Italy's most beautiful villages’ are virtuous examples of environmental protection, as anyone with an internet connection can access a digital guide with historical and cultural ...

Jubran Ali Mohammed Ali addressing the press conference

05/10/2023

Laudate Deum: climate experts comment

Scientists, activists and writers gather in the Vatican to give their perspective on Pope Francis’ new Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum.

Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation 'Laudate Deum'

05/10/2023

Jonathan Safran Foer deeply moved by 'Laudate Deum'

Jonathan Safran Foer, an American author, tells Vatican News that Pope Francis' new Apostolic Exhortation "Laudate Deum" is moving and inspiring, even for those who have read ...

Flags of the states participating in COP27 in Egypt, November 2022

04/10/2023

“Multilateralism from below” to combat climate change and more

In Pope Francis’ new Exhortation, he highlights the importance of global authorities capable of enforcing commitments, as well as the need for participation on the part of all.

04/10/2023

“Laudate Deum”: the Pope’s cry for a response to the climate crisis

Pope Francis has published an Apostolic Exhortation building on his 2015 encyclical. We’re not reacting enough, he says, we’re close to breaking point. He criticises climate change ...

03/10/2023

Bishop Arnold: Laudate Deum will be a firm call for action for creation

Ahead of the publication of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation updating the Laudato Si’ Encyclical the lead Bishop for Environmental Issues of the Bishops of England and Wales ...

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I

31/08/2023

Patriarch Bartholomew: 'Every act of war is also a war against Creation'

As Churches across the world prepare to celebrate the Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, on 1 September, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople highlights the close ...

30/08/2023

Pope Francis: Second Laudato si' to be published on 4 October

Pope Francis looks ahead to the Season of Creation, which begins on 1 September with the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and concludes on the feast of St Francis of ...

21/08/2023

Pope Francis writing a second part of Laudato si'

The Director of the Holy See Press Office says the second part of the Laudato si' encyclical letter which Pope Francis mentioned on Monday will focus on the recent climate crises.

Students harvest carrots from the school garden during Laudato Si’ training at the Catholic School of Health Sciences, Shisong, Cameroon

18/08/2023

Walking together with the gospel of creation

Students of the Catholic School of Health Sciences in Shisong, Cameroon, receive awareness and practical training on ecological conversion from various Laudato si’ facilitators.

Imam Nader Akkad together with several volunteers who participated in the Green Mosque initiative

01/08/2023

A fraternal project: one Common Home to protect

The Islamic community is increasingly committed to environmental protection. Many initiatives have been launched to prevent the world from turning into a huge wastebasket: from ...

18/07/2023

Together, casting into the deep of Creation: MAiC leads the way in caring

The Pistoia-based foundation takes 40 differently-abled children on a Mediterranean voyage. The idea was to forge an “itinerant pedagogy:" a real revolution in dealing with a wide ...

Artist Lim Sung Yeon explains her work ‘The rhythm of being’

17/07/2023

Young Korean artists reflect on Laudato si’ through sacred art

The Archdiocese of Seoul holds a special exhibition at the Myeongdong Gallery to display the work of 11 Korean artists who share their reflection of Pope Francis’ encyclical ...

2023.07.03 Storia Laudato si' - Riding the Rainbow

03/07/2023

Two wheeled solidarity with Ukraine

Two wheeled solidarity with UkraineGiving a smile back to Ukrainian refugees and to all those around the world who are forced to flee their homes because of war, hunger, ...

28/06/2023

Brother Sockie: Educating youth, promoting sustainable development in Philippines

The president of De La Salle University-Dasmariñas in the Philippines emphasizes the importance of nurturing the environment and spreading Christian education among young people.

20/06/2023

Brother Ben: the friar who mobilizes young Africans to care for Creation

Franciscan brother Benedict Ayodi is one of the founders of the Laudato Si' Movement. His mission in Kenya is to inspire people to join the cause of the environment not only ...

16/06/2023

International Catholic movement encourages support for Pope

The lead convenor of Love Our Pope Movement (LOPM) International in the Philippines shares the goal of the association: to mobilize the Catholic faithful people and reach out to ...

14/06/2023

Security risks to worsen in ‘climate hot spots’ – UN

An estimated 3.5 billion people living in “climate hot spots” may face worsening peace and security risks, says the United Nations (UN).

14/06/2023

Palawan bishops renew call to end mining in ‘last ecological frontier'

The clergy in two apostolic vicariates in Palawan, Philippines, renew appeals to halt the mining operations in the country’s “last ecological frontier”.

09/06/2023

ASEAN states to intensify efforts against transboundary haze

Five Asean member states pledged to stay vigilant and intensify their haze preventive efforts amid growing concerns for worse transboundary haze during the dry season.

07/06/2023

Brazil pledges to end deforestation in Amazon

The president of Brazil lays out measures to end illegal deforestation in the Amazon region by 2030.

06/06/2023

Experts ‘worried’ dry season may worsen transboundary haze despite assurances

Transboundary haze from Indonesia will no longer be an issue despite an anticipated dry season, says an Indonesian minister ahead of the Asean transboundary talks in Singapore. But ...

06/06/2023

The inestimable value of waste and those who are ‘discarded’

Alisea is an Italy-based company that transforms PVC from advertising posters into mouse pads, car reflectors into pens, and a fairground floor into wooden puzzles for children. It ...

05/06/2023

'Humans must intervene when a geosystem reaches critical state'

Rodrigo G. Llanos Gómez, 63, a financial advisor in Mexico with theological studies at the University of Navarra, uses his spiritual wisdom and leadership to bolster the ...

05/06/2023

UN negotiations on plastics spark hope, deep division among nations

The second round of negotiations for the first international treaty to end plastic pollution ends with a spark of hope but is marred by division among member states.

05/06/2023

Over 700 million children face ‘double risk’ of poverty & climate crisis

A third of the world’s child population faces the double risk of poverty and climate hazards, says Save the Children on World Environment Day.

02/06/2023

‘Toxic’ wave of plastic pollution risk for human rights, say UN experts

The world must rid itself of the “toxic tidal wave” of plastic pollution that threatens human rights, say two United Nations independent experts.

01/06/2023

Groups seek cap on plastic production amid UN talks

A report from the Greenpeace network calls plastics “incompatible with a circular economy” as negotiations are underway for a Global Plastic Treaty.

01/06/2023

UN agency concerned over Earth’s melting ice

The United Nations’ weather agency announced that it is making the cryosphere a top priority following increasing global impacts of diminishing sea ice and melting glaciers.

30/05/2023

Philippines: Groups demand reparations from industries as climate crisis worsens

Pressure mounts on fossil fuel industries as multisectoral organizations hold them responsible for pollution and worsening climate hazards in the Philippines.

29/05/2023

UN talks to end global plastic pollution resume in Paris

A United Nations committee is meeting in Paris on Monday to work on a global treaty to combat plastic pollution as pressure mounts to curb production of fossil fuel-based plastics. ...

27/05/2023

“Laudato si’” dance show brings rhythms of the favelas to St Peter's Square

A group of twenty young Brazilians bring a dance show inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical letter "Laudato si’ "to Europe, promoting care for creation and denouncing the violence ...

26/05/2023

UISG: 9 recommendations for environment sustainability

The International Union of Superior General (UISG) embarks on the journey of Laudato Si’ Week by calling for an alliance between religious sisters and civil society to protect the ...

25/05/2023

Laudato si’ Movement: Justice for our planet means peace for our people

As Pope Francis releases his message for the 2023 World Day for a Care of Creation, Tomas Insua, Executive Director of the Laudato Si' Movement stresses the importance of these two ...

25/05/2023

UNICEF: Climate crisis disproportionately affects children in East Asia-Pacific

Children in East Asia and the Pacific are facing more environmentally-related hazards as extreme weather events in the region significantly increased over the past five decades, a ...

25/05/2023

Pope appeals for a renewal of our relationship with Creation

Pope Francis' message for the 2023 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation is released focusing on the theme, “Let Justice and Peace Flow”, inspired by the words of the ...

24/05/2023

Filipino priest returns ‘empty-handed’ from mission to halt fossil fuel financing

The Filipino priest who went to Europe in a bid to stop fossil financing in his region in the Philippines comes home disappointed with top banks’ response to his team’s appeals.

24/05/2023

Camillian Vocation Director in the Philippines: 'Preach the Gospel, heal the sick'

Korean Brother Andrew Yeongmin Kang invites Catholics in the Philippines to relive the Camillian pledge of sharing God’s merciful love with the sick and to bear witness in serving ...

23/05/2023

Sisters in Dialogue urge action to protect biodiversity and the environment

Efforts to protect biodiversity and implement outcomes of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) are key to securing the health and future of humanity and the planet, according to ...

23/05/2023

Hundreds of newly discovered species ‘threatened’ in Mekong region

The World Wildlife Fund, a conservation organization, calls on governments to “increase protection” for the hundreds of newly discovered species in the Mekong region.

23/05/2023

Ecuador: the friar saving the forest

If a part of the Amazon is still intact with trees and its inherent biodiversity, credit is due to Giovanni Onore who 26 years ago created the Otonga Foundation with the aim of ...

22/05/2023

Filipino Bishop calls for ‘serious’ action against climate crisis

As the annual Laudato Si’ Week begins, a Filipino bishop joined calls for action against climate change.

22/05/2023

E-vehicle supply lines leave trail of abuse in Southeast Asia

A report reveals the incidents of human rights and environmental abuses in two countries in Southeast Asia by companies which feed into the production of electric vehicles.

21/05/2023

Pope Francis: Let us not get used to conflict and violence

At the Regina Coeli on Sunday, Pope Francis calls for the international community to promote dialogue in Sudan, and to continue to stand by the “tormented” people of Ukraine.

18/05/2023

Filipino priest pressures banks to stop fossil fuel financing

A Filipino priest is traveling across Europe to talk to top banks, demanding they cut ties with polluting industries in his home country.

17/05/2023

Major drought looms as heat wave scorches Southeast Asia

Several cities across Southeast Asia are experiencing unusually high temperatures, with some areas recording all-time highs as heat waves hit the region.

16/05/2023

Philippines: ‘Fight not over’ against reclamation projects

Several environmental groups in the Philippines welcome the moratorium on new applications for reclamation projects but continue to campaign for the stoppage of all reclamation ...

15/05/2023

Plastics in Manila air a ‘warning’, say Filipino scientists

The detection of microplastics in the ambient air of Metro Manila, Philippines, should be considered a “wake-up call” for Filipinos as plastic pollution persists in the country, ...

10/05/2023

Thailand: Green issues sidelined in elections amid smog, pollution

Green movements gain little traction with Thai voters as the kingdom approaches its general election on 14 May.

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