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The Philippine Environmental The Philippines suffers from severe deforestation, declining fish production and overflowing trash. Over 100,000 ha of forests are lost every year and the country imports over $50M worth of forest products annually. About 70% of coral reefs are destroyed — overfishing and destructive fishing practices threaten the country’s food security. Less than 40% of solid waste is collected, the rest clogs rivers and streets. Almost 58 percent of all groundwater is contaminated. Only 7% of domestic effluents is managed.
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EcoGov Supports a RARE Encounter: Potential Cadre of Social Marketing Campaign Managers in Coastal Communities EcoGov Active Participant in Wao municipality mulls PES Over 80 local environment officers hold first meet: Seven hospitals in Mindanao upgrade system
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Successful biodiversity conservation is about changing behavior. This week, on 2-5 February 2010, over fifty people gathered at a social marketing workshop in Cebu City to advance the RARE Conservation PRIDE English Program (PEP). RARE is a US-based international non-government organization (NGO) which has supported about 140 social marketing campaigns in over 50 countries.
The Philippine Environmental Governance Project (EcoGov) was among prominent participants in the Third East Asian Seas Congress and Ministerial Forum, convened 23-27 November 2009 in Manila, Philippines. The Congress is a triennial event organized by “Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia” (PEMSEA), an intergovernmental coordinating regional mechanism funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 
Wao municipality takes a leap in environmental management as it proposed payment for environmental services (PES) last November 25, 2009 to sustain its forest conservation programs. The discussion involved the Wao Steering Committee headed by Mayor Elvino B. Balicao, Jr., and Board members from Wao Water District and Banga Farmers Watershed Development Cooperative.
Eighty-two environment and natural resources officers (ENROs) representing local governments from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao met November 24-27, 2009 at the Phela Grande Convention Center in General Santos City to formalize the creation of the League of Local Government ENROs of the Philippines and elect its interim officers. The national meeting, the first of its kind, was convened by a group of environment officers from Sarangani Province, an active partner of the USAID-supported Philippine Environmental Governance (EcoGov) Project. 
The City of Kidapawan in North Cotabato, Mindanao has come another step closer to achieving improved healthcare waste management as part of its over-all waste management plan with the formulation of a clear-cut standard operation procedures for the disposal of ‘sharps’ (used needles) from private hospitals in the city.