Climate and Environment | Philstar.com

The fearsome slender-snouted crocodile can make torch lights explode just with its eyes -- so the legend goes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said the public can play an active role in mangrove rehabilitation and conservation by validating the national mangrove map.

The world may solve plastic pollution without insisting on a cap on its production -- which environmental activists want but industry opposes, preferring more recycling -- Canada's environment minister said Friday.

World wine production dropped 10 percent last year, the biggest fall in more than six decades, because of "extreme" climate changes, the body that monitors the trade said Thursday.

The petition, filed on Monday at the Bayombong Regional Trial Court, seeks to nullify the Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA)-001 issued to OceanaGold Philippines Inc., which operates the Didipio gold and copper mine in Kasibu town.