IBON launches new book on scaling agroecology

October 18, 2025

Research group IBON launched its newest publication, “Barriers and Pathways: Scaling Agroecology to Address Climate Change – The Philippine Case,” at the National Agroecology Workshop held Saturday at the University of the Philippines Diliman. The research findings discussed in the book were presented by IBON Research Head Rosario Guzman, who underscored that agroecology offers a transformative path […]

Echoing for ecology

October 30, 2022

Green Action Week brings out the diversity of cultures. It celebrates each partner’s campaign which are always designed according to their country’s concrete conditions. The importance of addressing these with a systemic and holistic perspective is also raised. This touches on national governance and influencing policy to favor sustainable pathways.

A vegan’s musings on Earth Day

April 22, 2022

There exists a complexity to achieving sustainability and harmony with nature. I shall remain vegan, but the next time I say Itadakimasu, I shall put the farmers, peasants and workers right at the heart of my gratitude.

Green beginnings

September 1, 2021

As relocatees, struggling families, church groups and as disabled persons, these communities are determined to grow food in the backyard or in shared lots regardless of size. This will not only bring food to the table. In time and with due perseverance, selling and sharing of produce may be possible.

Fighting for our rights to food, a healthy environment and development

October 14, 2020

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The corporate onslaught on agriculture, Filipino producers and consumers has to be thwarted for local production systems to break free from big business and foreign profit-driven objectives. Philippine agriculture can then flourish and contribute to the nation’s needs and development through ecologically sound, scientific and sustainable practices.

Sustainable development: a call to respect human rights

April 23, 2019