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How this small Philippine beach town went from mangrove cutting capital to country’s largest mangrove forest
In 2010, the Municipality of Del Carmen’s Mangrove Forest was almost considered as the illegal mangrove cutting capital of the Philippines. Now, the small town in the Southern Philippines has one of the largest contiguous blocks of mangrove forests in the country. Not only did Del Carmen’s conservation program save its local ecosystem, it also […]
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Hiring (Stratcon Philippines): Projects & Company Accountant
Stratcon Philippines is looking for a Projects & Company Accountant! Check out the specific job details here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stratcon-philippines_job-title-projects-company-accountant-activity-6944643270480191488-I39k/
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Hiring (Stratcon Philippines): Energy Engineer/Program Manager
Stratcon Philippines is looking for an Energy Engineer/Program Manager! Check out the specific job details here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stratcon-philippines_job-title-energy-engineer-program-manager-activity-6939421421500604416-tCst/
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UNDP gears up for upcoming release of Philippine green recovery report
The Philippines faced one of the world’s strictest and longest COVID-19 lockdown periods, severely stunting the economy, displacing workers, and worsening poverty and hunger, among other negative effects. At least PHP 1.1-billion lost, around 2.2-million workers displaced, and numerous adverse impacts to the environment due to infectious wastes such as face masks—these are just some […]
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Manga from City of Kitakyushu to promote the SDGs
This article originally appeared in CityTalk: A Blog by ICLEI. Japanese Mangas are one of the most widely known Japanese cultural products. The City of Kitakyushu has produced its very own manga in order to better communicate to the world its different environmental initiatives. The recently launched Manga Study Guide: Our Future tells the story of Kitakyushu’s project with […]
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UNDRR releases online Disaster Resilience Scorecard for cities
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has launched the online version of the Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities last 23 May 2022 at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Bali, Indonesia. Based on the Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient framework, the Scorecard is a diagnostic tool that supports a city’s disaster […]
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