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Nestlé, Unilever, P&G among worst offenders for plastic pollution in Philippines in beach audit
Manila - A week-long beach clean up has exposed the companies most responsible for plastic pollution after an audit of plastic waste conducted on Freedom Island, a critical wetland habitat and Ramsar site [1] spanning 30 hectares in Manila Bay - one of the worst areas for plastic pollution in the Philippines.
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Live to eat and eat to live long
It may not be obvious but I love to eat. However, participating in the Food for Life campaigns of Greenpeace and being a part of #IAmHampasLupa, a group that advocates for mindful consumption among Filipinos, made me put more effort into choosing the food that I eat. After all, “You are what you eat.”
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Producer responsibility: The key to solving Thailand’s plastic crisis
A report from Science Magazine in 2015 showed that Thailand is now among world’s biggest contributors of ocean waste. A shocking eight million tons of plastic enters the ocean every…
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Greenpeace tells ASEAN: Act on plastics pollution in region’s oceans
Greenpeace is asking ASEAN governments to stiffen policies on waste management to arrest the rising rate of waste being dumped into the ocean and finding their way to the open seas.
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How the people are wresting back control from global food corporations
It is our food, our future.
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Time for less and better meat?
Food scandals like this happen more often than you think and may affect you more than you know — even if you don’t live in Brazil.
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Stop GMOs and protect food sovereignty in Thailand
The draft Biosafety Act B.E....., proposed by the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry (MREN), was approved by the cabinet on the 24th November 2015. However, the draft Biosafety bill is waiting for an approval from the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) for final consideration.
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Coal expansion in Vietnam could claim 25,000 lives per year
Existing coal plants in Vietnam cause an estimated 4,300 premature deaths every year, which can be avoided by switching to renewable energy, according Harvard University research presented at ‘Coal and Coal Power: The Unknowns’ conference in Hanoi.
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GE-Free Rice Policy: A celebration for farmers and consumers in Southeast Asia!
This week is Thai Rice and Farmers’ week and we’re celebrating a little known and un-publicized Thai agricultural policy that protects Thai rice from the risks of genetically-modified organisms.