Producing diesel fuels from seaweeds
WHAT IF the future of fuel lies not in the ground, but in the sea?
In 2010, four graduates from the Indian Institute of Technology...
Here comes autonomous farming
ONCE UPON a time, farming was synonymous with sweat, soil, and sunrise routines. But not anymore—not in China, and increasingly, not in the rest...
Rooftop gardens: green innovation from the top down
IN A WORLD grappling with the twin crises of climate change and rapid urbanization, some of the best solutions are taking root in the...
Organic farming starts with composting
IN THE quiet village where I live, there’s a sight that breaks my heart repeatedly: heaps of fallen leaves and pruned branches stuffed into...
Defend our rice farmers, defend our future
OUR FARMERS are facing a price crash that threatens to wipe out their livelihood.
At the center of this unfolding crisis is Executive Order (EO) No....
Urban farming vs ordinary gardening
NOT ALL planting in the city is created equal. When we talk about growing food or plants in urban areas, we often mix up...
Proposing a cabinet cluster for sustainable communities
FIFTEEN years ago, I wrote about the urgent need to integrate basic human needs into a cohesive development framework. With the UNIDA model (Universal,...
Guns, cars, and anger: time for new Cabinet cluster
THERE’S a dangerous intersection where guns, cars, and human emotion collide — and it’s paved with road rage. We see the headlines more frequently...
Time to make the disease control database that could save lives
YOU’D THINK that after enduring dengue, SARS, bird flu, swine flu, and of course, COVID-19, we would have learned a thing or two about...
Recycling in PH is failing
LET’S STOP pretending that recycling in the Philippines is succeeding.
Despite years of government campaigns urging residents and businesses to segregate their waste, we’re still burying...