A whale shark swims in the warm water off the coast of the Philippines. According to the Australian government, around 66% of whales and other toothed cetaceans die as a result of botched attempts to use whale sharks as lures for tuna. Greenpeace is campaigning to stop the use of fishing aggregating devices (FADs) in Pacific waters. These floating devices are left in the water by fishing vessels to attract tuna. However, their usage results in the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of thousands of juvenile tuna, whales, sharks and rays every year known as by-catch.
The things you hear become a part of you. So let me ask one thing: what are you really listening to? — C
Remember, remember the 26th of September…
…when a relentless downpour engulfed Metro Manila, in a deluge never before seen or felt by majority of its inhabitants.
We need to claim Ondoy’s lessons as well as its challenge for us to make conscious decisions in our lifestyles as well as in our engagement with the systems that are in place in our society to demand actions that would go beyond words…
It’s time to give our dear Earth a hand. Join us!
