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Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are working with their partner agencies to reassess how droughts are monitored. ....
NGOs in the Philippines are calling on Filipinos to support environmental programs. Euro Generics International Philippines (Egip) Foundation communication and development manager Celina Le Niendre-Van Dierenrouck said in a media interview that most of the people who extend help on their environment initiatives are from abroad.Van Dierenrouck hopes that more Filipino landowners will buy lands to protect the lush forest of the country. She expressed that there is a need to educate and spread awareness on the benefits of planting trees as most cases, Filipino landowners only reforest land if they benefit from it. She revealed that what usually happens is landowners will plant fruit-bearing trees in barren lands then after five to ten years they will harvest the crop, leaving it empty once more.Similarly, Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability, Inc. (IDIS) Knowledge Management Officer Yvette Balayon-Mahinay told SunStar Davao that most of their funding is from foreigners ....
Some spray paints sold in Davao contain toxic lead. Lead is a toxic chemical that can pollute the environment and harm human health. The sale of leaded spray paints is illegal and goes against the DENR-issued Chemical Control Order banning lead-added paints. Davao City Ordinance No. 0461-18 also prohibits the manufacture, distribution, and sale of paints with lead above the 90 ppm limit. X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) chemical screening performed by the EcoWaste Coalition found that some spray paints contained violative levels of lead. EcoWaste Coalition urges the city authorities to conduct law enforcement action to halt this unlawful trade that threatens public health. ....
Groups denounce sale of high-lead paint products; The Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (Idis) and the Ecowaste Coalition have expressed their dismay over the sale of spray paints containing high levels of lead in Davao City. ....