Negros Oriental Sanggunian passes ordinance defending marine protected areas The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Negros Oriental passed on third reading an ordinance declaring the province’s marine protected areas (MPA) as…
Ilocos Norte recycling hub to convert plastics into ecobricks Residents and officials of Ilocos Norte look forward to converting discarded plastic materials into ecobricks which are even more durable than…
Mangrove conservation bill hurdles House committee Stronger measures for the preservation and protection of mangrove forests hurdled the committee level at the House of Representatives. Nat'l scientist, others buck Dumaguete…
Jakarta start-up provides cleaning products without the plastics Just a few hours after using a mobile app to order some dishwashing liquid, Jakarta resident Juweriah opens the door to a…
Guyanese Citizens File Climate Case Claiming Massive Offshore Oil Project is Unconstitutional Today, Guyanese citizens filed the first constitutional climate case in the Caribbean to challenge fossil fuel production…
Sustainable management of natural resources can reduce risk of armed conflict – IUCN report Gland, Switzerland, 28 April 2021 (IUCN) – Countries where natural resources such as agricultural land…
The role of women in water governance Principle 3 of the Dublin Statement establishes that “women play a central part in the provision, management and safeguarding of water”, and…
World leaders set for pivotal environmental assembly In February 2021, representatives of the 193 Member States of the UN, businesses leaders, civil society and environmentalists from around the world…
A UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights & Climate Change? Regional Perspectives (January 2021) Climate change is an existential threat for people and the planet. Its harmful effects undermine the…
A Re-envisioned Internally Determined Environmental Agenda for the Philippines (R-IDEA) This project intends to provide support for the development and adoption of robust, cohesive country positions in the negotiation and…
The IILS publishes books and pamphlets on different issues in international law. Our Recent publications include the following: Perspectives on Terrorism in the Philippine Context This book is the…
Pangolin Scales Trade In ASEAN It was reported that nearly 900,000 pangolins are believed to have been trafficked across Southeast Asia in the last 20 years. As the world is…
Compendium of Philippine Practice on International Law State practice is a key element in the development of customary international law and may, by itself, bind the State if considered as…
Malaysia and Southeast Asia at the heart of massive wildlife trade The numbers are startling — some 900,000 pangolins are trafficked globally from 2000-2019 with significant proportions linked to Southeast…
Fast action needed to fight plastic pollution A report by the Ocean Conservancy in 2017 named four ASEAN countries among the top plastic polluters in the world –namely Indonesia, Thailand,…
The 1st Southeast Asian Biodiversity and Climate Change Policy Forum will examine the role of policy and cooperative action, particularly at the regional level, at this critical juncture for the…
COP25: ‘Signals of hope’ multiplying in face of global climate crisis, insists UN chief Guterres The UN Secretary-General has outlined the “increased ambition and commitment” that the world needs from…
US, Philippine troops conduct second installation of artificial habitat reefs US and Philippine military personnel, local government representatives, non-governmental organizations, and local residents partnered together for a second time to…
New York Week Drives Momentum for Climate Action Businesses, world leaders, communities, youth activists and other stakeholders came together in New York, US, for Climate Week NYC 2019 to discuss,…
Losing our ‘local Amazon’ forest As news of the Amazon forest fires reaches more and more people, Tropical Depression “Nimfa” leaves the Philippines. It is the 14th cyclone to hit…
Gatchalian calls for probe into PH greenhouse gas emissions Senator Win Gatchalian wants the Senate to look into the status of the Philippines’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and nationally determined…
Global Environment Pact Recommendations Forwarded to UNGA The co-chairs of the of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on a global pact for the environment have forwarded the Working Group’s…
Foreign Affairs chief says PH won’t send delegation to climate change talks Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday said he would reject “all official participation” in climate change…
UN Project Seeks to Eliminate Mercury in ASGM Sector in Mongolia and the Philippines The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have launched a USD…
International, Local groups cite Canada’s violations of Basel Convention for dumping trash in PH Environmental group EcoWaste Coalition said a new legal opinion said that Canada violated an international treaty…
Geoengineering debate shifts to UN environment assembly Countries will discuss whether to commission a study of technologies to blunt the effects of climate change. U.S. Blocks U.N. Resolution on Geoengineering…
PH laws ensure protection of ecosystem The Philippine Supreme Court, has been a staunch defender of our fragile ecosystem issuing the trailblazing “writ of kalikasan,” creating specialized Environmental Courts and…
Philippines reversal on Paris climate deal a risk, experts say Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, elected in June, is now backtracking on support for the deal, saying that he “will not…
Transparency: The Backbone of the Paris Agreement The adoption of the Paris Agreement represents a departure from the structure most international climate agreements have taken during the last 20+ years.…
Philippines signs Paris climate accord Manila – The Philippines signed the landmark international climate agreement reached in Paris last December during a high-level signing ceremony held on April 22 at…
What the Paris Agreement means for global climate change mitigation On 12 December 2015, 195 countries made history when they agreed the first truly global international climate change agreement, marking…
ROAD TO PARIS: Philippines’ climate action plan must be transparent, coherent and credible Climate-vulnerable Philippines is all set to take the center stage at the upcoming international climate change summit…