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AYEJ mentor selected finalist in climate journalism awards
AYEJ mentor, speaker, and special lecturer at the Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) Manila has been recently named one of the finalists in the second annual Covering Climate Now Climate Journalism Awards. Jhesset Thrina O. Enano, who has been a long-time mentor and speaker for AYEJ’s learning projects such as The Green Beat Initiative…
30×30 SEA Coalition Commends DENR Performance; Urges PH Govt to Join the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People
The 30×30 Southeast Asia Coalition (30×30 SEA), commends the Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources (DENR) during the recent set of negotiations torefine the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework from March 14 to 29 in Geneva,Switzerland.“The 30×30 SEA Coalition recognizes and appreciates the hard work done by theDENR, particularly in aligning with the science and shedding light…
Storytellers from Aklan awarded P170,000 as part of climate campaign’s final tranche
A team of climate storytellers and researchers from Malay, Aklan — which is just a short boat ride away from Boracay island — was chosen as the recipient of the third and final Umalohokan cash grant, its organizers said. Team Bintuwak is entitled to receive PhP170,000 for an awareness campaign highlighting the role of indigenous…
Artist’s group to make short videos about life on small islands that are threatened by rising sea levels
An artist’s collective in Quezon City is expected to produce short videos based on stories of people who live on small islands that are threatened by rising sea levels. This was after Salikhain Kolektib received a P70,000 Umalohokan Grant from the Climate Media Labs, allowing the group to produce ten videos about the possible effects…
MPT South partners with USAID SIBOL for CALAX Biodiversity Program
Metro Pacific Tollways South Management Corporation (MPT South), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), the infrastructure arm of Metro Pacific Investment Corporation (MPIC), inked on Monday a partnership agreement with the United States Agency for International Development’s Sustainable Interventions for Biodiversity, Oceans and Landscapes (SIBOL) project to further its sustainability efforts to turn…
Climate Media Labs hold special session to help participants reach out to younger Filipinos
A climate media fellowship held a special session to help advocates build and launch awareness campaigns that will reach out and appeal to younger Filipinos. On its eighth and final session scheduled in late September, the Climate Media Labs organized a webinar entitled “Developing Campaigns for Young Audiences.” The webinar was designed to assist participants…