WHO also discovers that air quality is generally improving in Europe and North America, but worsening in the Middle East and Southeast Asia
GENEVA, Switzerland (May 12, 2016) — Over 80% of the world’s city dwellers breathe poor quality air, increasing their risk of lung cancer and other life-threatening diseases, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report warned Thursday, May 12. Continue reading 80% of world’s city dwellers breathing bad air
One year after struggling ashore during Southeast Asia’s human-trafficking crisis, hundreds of desperate Rohingya migrants remain in limbo, forgotten footnotes as record numbers worldwide flee violence and persecution
BAYEUN, Indonesia (May 3, 2016) — One year after struggling ashore during Southeast Asia’s human-trafficking crisis, Sonamia and hundreds of other desperate Rohingya migrants remain in limbo, forgotten footnotes as record numbers worldwide flee Continue reading A year on, Rohingya trapped in desperate limbo
Fisherfolk and environmental activists arrive in Dagupan City in a floatilla of 30 boats, asking presidential candidates to include the sector’s demands in their agenda
MANILA, Philippines (Apr. 24, 2016) — Environmental groups gave a 10-point agenda that summed up the concerns of fisherfolk on Sunday, April 24, the day of the last leg of the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) PiliPinas Debates.
Continue reading Environmental activists bare 10-point ‘blue agenda’ to presidential bets
MANILA, Philippines (Mar. 19, 2016) — When a boat hiding dozens of endangered scaly anteaters or pangolins was found parked in Palawan in 2013, officials discovered most of the animals came from other parts of Southeast Asia, not from the Philippines.
Continue reading ASEAN wages war against illegal wildlife trade
BANGKOK, Thailand (Mar. 5, 2016) — Laos is the latest country to report a local transmission of Zika virus, according to the World Health Organization, as fears mount over the mosquito-borne illness that has been linked to birth defects.
Continue reading Laos reports local transmission of Zika virus
March 2, 2016 — James Hansen has a dire warning for the Middle East and tropical areas: Summer is coming.
Continue reading Middle East Summers Could Become Unlivable By End of Century
MANILA, Philippines (Jan. 30, 2016) — Greenpeace Southeast Asia appointed former Philippine Climate Change Commissioner Naderev “Yeb” Saño as its executive director on Friday, January 29.
Continue reading Yeb Saño named Greenpeace Southeast Asia executive director
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Jan. 14, 2016) — A “Paris-style” suicide strike on the Indonesian capital Thursday, January 14, confirmed Southeast Asian governments’ worst fears – that citizens returning from fighting alongside the Islamic State (ISIS) group in the Middle East could launch attacks at home.
Continue reading Jakarta attacks confirm regional fears over ISIS
MANILA, Philippines (Jan. 13, 2016) — ISIS or the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, also known as IS, ISIL, or its loose Arabic acronym, Da’esch, is set to exploit homegrown conflicts in Southeast Asia, Continue reading Experts warn PH Don’t underestimate ISIS
MANILA, Philippines (Dec. 4, 2015) — The Philippines remains among the top 5 countries in the world that have suffered the most from climate change so far.
Continue reading PH named top 4th country affected by climate change in 2014