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Johannes L. Chua When man disrupts the normal cycle of nature, dire consequences happen to the point that it reaches a global proportion. We all feel it as the pain of a prolonged pandemic continues to haunt us. So much has been said and written about COVID that some of us may feel like we are already experts on the subject matter. Whether you agree or not, COVID is a consequence of man’s action. Come to think of it – scientists have said that the virus’ origins may be from animals that we were not supposed to consume; the spread of COVID is more concentrated in densely populated areas, which is a result of urbanization; and it is very hard to contain the virus as man keeps on traveling and moving around. These actions clearly show that there is no one else to blame but us for this pandemic… need I say more? ....
Pandemic cuts down man-made pollution… but will we learn in the long run? The health pandemic, like what experts have said at the beginning, is not going to go away soon. If there is a thing – a good one – that came out of our worldwide ordeal, is that the earth took a breather. “It’s such a beautiful morning the sky is blue, the trees are green, and there’s a strong breeze outside that signals a beautiful day.” This is how BPO worker Jayjay Montecillo described the daily scene outside his home in Pasig. Sunrise from Antipolo, Rizal. Photo by Paolo Syiaco (Unsplash) ....
Newsletter 2021-01-21 The Gecko Project and Mongabay [01/21/2021] – Members of the Auyu tribe of Papua, Indonesia, are demanding a halt to the operations of palm oil company PT Indo Asiana Lestari (IAL), which appears to be gearing up to clear their ancestral forests. – They say that the company failed to obtain the community’s consent for the project, and that it’s not clear whether it even has the requisite permits to begin operations. – IAL’s concession is part of the Tanah Merah megaproject that is already dogged by allegations that key operating permits have been falsified. – The Papua region is home to the world’s third-largest contiguous swath of tropical rainforest, after the Amazon and the Congo Basin, but large areas may be cleared for plantations. ....