2018 was a fruitful year for environmental policy work in Davao City with at least four ordinances passed, including the long-awaited declaration of Brgy. Sibulan as an organic zone and the amendments to the City’s Zoning Ordinance to protect the Urban Ecological Enhancement Sub-Zone portion of Shrine Hills. Green practices continued to be replicated from […]
Learn how to Adopt A Riverbank
Adopt a riverbank brochure 2016
GIVE TO NATURE – Adopt a Tree, Support a BantayBukid
Panigan-Tamugan Watershed, our next source of drinking water in Davao City, is feeling the effects of climate change with extreme heat and intense rainfall resulting in mature trees cut down, soil erosion in riverbanks and dried up creeks. We rely on our BantayBukid volunteers to conduct continuous reforestation efforts to maintain the health of our […]
Christmas Gift Idea 3: Spend Time Outdoors!
While gifts may be nice, quality time this holiday may also be what our loved ones need. This Christmas why not try some outdoor activities that are not only good bonding activities with family or friends, they are also good for your health and for our environment. Check out public parks here in Davao that […]
Christmas Gift Idea 2: Go Organic!
This Christmas, why not feed your loved ones with fresh, organic and safe food? Order fruits, vegetables and other organic products from our local farmers who continue with indigenous, chemical-free farming amidst the tough market competition with commercial establishments.
Christmas Gift Idea 1: Recycled, Upcycled Products
Take a second look if they look like they’re waste products! This Christmas, why not go for these wonderful gift giveaways that would most probably end up in our already overflowing sanitary landfill if not for our Lunhaw Awardees who collect, clean and create a new use for these waste products?
15th Flight of the Eagles
This December 02, 2018 marks the 15th Flight of the Eagles (FOTE), Davao’s annual 40-kilometer traditional cycling event which was started by the late Coun. Leonardo Avila III in 2002.
New Butterfly Record in Davao City, Need Connector Parks to Support Urban Biodiversity
Two new species of butterflies were recorded here in Davao City according to a study presented at the first Sustainable Davao Research Symposium held on October 10, 2018.
Youth Offer Sustainable Solutions for Davao’s Environmental Problems
Young researchers from Davao City high schools and universities convened to give their share of solutions to the city’s environmental problems including pollution in Davao river and crop loss in banana plantations. Hannah Sheen Lopez of Davao City National High School introduced acommon plant-based organic flocculant made from saluyot leaf extract that she found to […]
Open Letter on Shrine Hills
We would like to clarify that contrary to the media report, it was actually the Davao City Local Zoning Review Committee, not IDIS, who submitted the proposed amendments on the Urban Ecological Enhancement Sub-Zone (UEESZ) provision in the Davao City Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance for second reading at the City Council. The Local Zoning Review Committee […]