The recent National Bamboo Congress held last October at the World Trade Center in Pasay City, has highlighted the importance of bamboo industry in the country’s socioeconomic and environmental development.
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Expanding Cities Spell Growing Greenhouse Gas Emission & Resources Demand By 2030
The world’s expanding cities are currently on track to occupy an extra area of 1.5 million square kilometers by 2030, equivalent to France, Germany and Spain combined.
A Film Shows An Extensive Plastic Pollution Over The World’s Major Oceans
The film aims to combine the art of nature documentary with a campaigning quest that has been followed up by Hong Kong-based Australian film director Craig Leeson over the past year regarding the menace of plastic from Sardinia to Canada to the Indian Ocean.
Parkinson’s Disease Is Linked To Industrial Chemical Exposure
Individuals exposed to trichloroethylene (TCE), are six fold times prone in developing Parkinson’s disease, according to researchers.
EPA Findings See Minimal Hazard From Biotech Crops
Federal regulators like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have long insisted that the genetically altered crops pose no harm to the environment.
Depleting Fish Supply Has Become An Environmental Concern
Fishing, once a matter of casting a net into the sea or hooking with rod and line is under increasing pressure as the world struggles to feed its hungry mouths.