The Shrine Hills, located at the urban center of Davao city, finds a similar case with that of the Cherry Hill Subdivision in Antipolo City, which tragically resulted in 59 lives lost and hundreds of families lost due to landslide in 1999. Land and subdivision developers are very eager to develop the area as it […]
Brgy. Sibulan Soon to be Davao’s First Organic Zone
After more than three years of repeated calls to declare Brgy. Sibulan in Toril as an organic agricultural zone, the proposal for the Ordinance is now at the City Council. The proposal has been discussed with Technical Committee on Organic Agriculture members and BLGU during first committee hearing under the Committee on Agriculture led by Councilor […]
Sibulan as Davao’s No-GMO Zone
Proliferation of genetically modified and chemically produced crops feared by health and environmental conscious Dabawenyos will have no place in Brgy. Sibulan once it is declared as Davao city’s first organic agriculture zone. Davao City Agriculturist Office supported by Association of Davao Organic Advocates await for the Executive Order to be issued by the City […]
Call for Papers – Sustainable Davao Research Symposium 2018
Save the dates and check out the details in submitting abstracts of your research on any of the categories towards sustainable Davao city: renewable energy, zero waste, healthy watersheds, sustainable agriculture and disaster-resilient and green communities. Download Abstract Guidelines Download Program Design
Shrine Hills is Davao’s Urban Center Bird Refuge
As many as 72 species of birds have been documented in Davao City’s Shrine Hills. Twenty of these recorded birds are found only in the Philippines. The area is seen as an urban forest, a much needed green space in the urban district and hailed as the city’s last potential large-tier park based on the […]
Make Shrine Hills Publicly Accessible Open Space
Davao City — Environmental groups are pushing for a win-win solution to protect Shrine Hills while providing private developers returns for their investments through the adoption of the privately-owned publicly open spaces (POPOS) concept in the City’s Zoning Ordinance. Ecoteneo and Interface Development Interventions (IDIS), NGO members of the Local Zoning Review Committee, along with […]
IDIS Calendar 2018
You won’t miss out on any environmental event for the year as we have marked them all on the 2018 calendar for you. This year, we feature how the Sustainable Davao Movement, which IDIS is a member of, plans to localize and ensure the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in […]
City government to compensate volunteer forest guards
Mayor Sara Duterte vowed to provide financial compensation for the forest guard volunteers who have been in the frontlines of protecting Davao city’s watersheds. “Thank you to the Watershed Management Council for their policy work but thank you very much to those people working on the ground, our bantay bukids (forest guards) and bantayo aweg […]
Water unites Davao City’s opposing sectors
It’s rare to see environmental groups working with private, for-profit sectors especially on the issue of sustainable management of natural resources. But for water, especially in a city which houses eight watersheds and prides itself to have one of the world’s highest quality potable water, all sectors have a stake and therefore invited to the annual Davao City […]
LUNHAW AWARDS expands to youth and government sectors
Davao City’s annual awards for environmental initiatives brings the spotlight to the youth and the government sector this year, recognizing their critical role in the long-term success of environmental efforts in the city. Lunhaw Awards, now on its 6th year, has added youth category for its Green Champion Award and encouraged barangay-led and city government-led […]