Philippines
Forest rangers of Freedom Island fight losing battle vs plastic pollution
Members of the media across the country belonging from Philippine Network of Environmental Journalists (PNEJ) organization underwent a two-day workshop on plastic pollution in the Philippines sponsored by Internews. One of the issues discussed was the immense volume of plastic trash in Manila Bay.
Compliance to RA 9003 ‘much better’ in Mindanao, says official
Engineer Eligio Ildefonso, chief of the Solid Waste Management Division of the Environmental Management Bureau in Mindanao, Philippines, spoke at a two-day media workshop on plastic pollution organized by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network.
EJN Brings Journalist Fellows to GEF Assembly
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is the premier international environmental donor, providing nearly $18 billion in grants and mobilizing an additional $93 billion in co-financing for environmental projects in 170 countries since it was set up at the Earth Summit in 1992.
Internews’ Earth Journalism Network holds First ‘Training of Trainers’ in the Asia-Pacific
The workshop covered the topics of monitoring and evaluation approaches, gender inclusion, digital literacy, journalist safety and data journalism.
Al Gore's Climate Reality Project names Pinoy 'Media Climate Champions'
For communicating climate reality, journalists Howie Severino (GMA 7), Imelda Abano (PNEJ), Atom Araullo (ABS-CBN), and Voltaire Tupaz (Rappler) are recognized at the premiere screening of the documentary "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to power," on Monday, August 28.
Q&A: Fighting 'fake news' to aid development
Fake news, misinformation and conspiracy theories erupted into Western media during the 2016 United States presidential election. Yet in many media markets around the globe, these are longstanding challenges.
Radyo Bakdaw ("Rise")
(Internews' humanitarian information response to the typhoon in the Philippines is described in this article from Communication Initiatives.)
Radyo Bakdaw ("Rise")
(Internews' humanitarian information response to the typhoon in the Philippines is described in this article from Communication Initiatives.)
Accountability after Haiyan
(Stijn Aelbers, who was project director for Internews' humanitarian radio project in the Philippines, was interviewed for this article from IRIN News.)