View or download our latest publication BK on Urban Green Zones (Series 1 of 2019) – Visioning Accessible Green Zones
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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 […]
Latest Bantay Kinaiyahan Newsletter: Protecting Davao’s Groundwater
IDIS BK Series 1 of 2016
Bantay Kinaiyahan Issue on Greening Shrine Hills
Bantay Kinaiyahan No.1 Series of 2015
Bantay Kinaiyahan Issue on Watersheds and Climate Change
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Bantay Kinaiyahan Primer on Rainwater Harvesting Ordinance
BK Primer on Rainwater Harvesting
Bantay Kinaiyahan Issue on Golden Rice
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Things I should know about the Davao City Watershed Code
Contains the key provisions of the city’s landmark ordinance – the importance of watersheds, the areas in the watersheds that need to protected, who is tasked to ensure its implementation and the penalties for those who do not follow the law.
Profit vs. People: A point-by-point response to plantation companies’ assertions on aerial spraying
Davao City is waging a battle to stop banana plantations from using aerial spraying as a way of dispensing pesticides. The practice exposes more people and the environment to poison. Banana plantations assert that the pesticides they use are safe and that aerial spraying hardly affects anyone. The primer answers these points one by one based on scientific studies all around the world and testimonies of affected residents.
The Story of Toxic Shower
Learn about the unconscionable practice of aerial spraying of pesticides by banana plantations. Find out why this concerns you.