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Why Ecological Sanitation?

a. It utilizes urine-diverting, dehydration toilets (ecosan) as a means to improve management of human waste in waterless communities such as upland areas and use this in order to improve nutrition among poor populations. Due to climate change, some area in the Philippines have less and less water and flush-pour toilets are no longer anContinue reading “Why Ecological Sanitation?”

Mindanao Ecolife Cafe

The Mindanao Ecolife Café is organized with the main aim of bringing the power of the web to positively affect the lives of poor and marginalized youth. The youth are very vulnerable to climate change and are mired in poverty and joblessness and the web has a wealth of solutions for job creation and linking withContinue reading “Mindanao Ecolife Cafe”

Sustainable Ecosystem Restoration Pilot Project in Mindanao

The project is aimed at sustainable ecosystem restoration by implementing the following activities, a. conservation of most important fruit and timber tree species, b. establishing a seedling nursery, c. promoting the growing of multiple crops in order to improve biodiversity and increase food security, d. food processing of surplus crops, and, e. training and mobilizingContinue reading “Sustainable Ecosystem Restoration Pilot Project in Mindanao”

White Beauty Flies to Freedom

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, April 27 (PIA) — A tropical white-tailed bird which was accidentally caught at sea has just been released to its natural habitat and is now free. The bird, for a short time, was kept at the Regional Wildlife Rescue Center, after it was turned-over, last April 8, to theContinue reading “White Beauty Flies to Freedom”

Asia Society Announces Philippine Class of 2010

Young leaders from business, civil society and government are among the changemakers selected for the Philippines 21 Class of 2010. A flagship program of Asia Society-Philippines, the Philippines 21 Young Leaders Initiative aims to develop a nationwide, multi-sectoral network of changemakers to meet, educate and inspire each other; collaborate and share ideas on public service and otherContinue reading “Asia Society Announces Philippine Class of 2010”