The Greed in “Green”: Environmental Forum to Expose Truth Behind Climate Promises

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QUEZON CITY, Philippines — July 10, 2025. As the Philippines remains one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, the country stands at a tipping point—and tomorrow, the truth will take center stage.

On July 11, 2025, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at the Melchor Hall Theater in UP Diliman, environmental advocates, community leaders, experts, and youth activists will converge for the State of the Philippine Environment (SPE) Forum 2025. This year’s theme, “The Greed in Green,” promises to unravel the stark realities behind so-called “green” initiatives that may be less about sustainability—and more about systemic exploitation.

Organized by the Center for Environmental Concerns – Philippines (CEC), in collaboration with IBON Foundation, Panatang Luntian Coalition, Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment, Environmental Defenders Congress, Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP), and the Climate Change Network for Community-Based Initiatives, this year’s forum seeks to shine a spotlight on the country’s most pressing ecological battles and broken promises.

Philippines: A Climate Hotspot Caught in a Political Storm

From 1993 to 2022, the Philippines ranked 10th worldwide in the Climate Risk Index, underscoring its extreme vulnerability to typhoons, rising seas, and ecosystem collapse. Yet amid the worsening climate emergency, land-grabbing, mining, and reclamation projects continue to expand, backed by ambiguous government policies and veiled under the term “development.”

The forum will confront these contradictions head-on: how development aggression, biodiversity loss, and human rights violations are pushing marginalized communities—including indigenous peoples, farmers, fisherfolk, the urban poor, women, and youth—into deeper poverty and displacement.

Halfway Through Marcos Jr.’s Term: Where Are the Environmental Commitments?

The 2025 SPE Forum is also a midterm checkpoint for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s environmental platform. Attendees will critically examine his earlier pronouncements—including:

Suspension of reclamation projects

Support for large-scale mining

Push for nuclear and renewable energy

Vague climate action frameworks

Organizers aim to explore the real impacts of these decisions on the ground. Have they helped communities—or further endangered them?

Key Themes: Reclamation, Mining, Militarism & Civic Space

This year’s forum will tackle interconnected threats to people and planet, including:

Land Reclamation and the loss of coastal and marine ecosystems

Large-Scale Mining and its irreversible damage to biodiversity and ancestral lands

Climate Change and the lack of meaningful adaptation support for frontline communities

Militarization disguised as “mutual aid” and the shrinking of civic space for environmental defenders

These complex issues will be dissected through firsthand testimonies, grassroots stories, and critical analysis by people who live and breathe the consequences of environmental injustice every day.

Voices That Refuse to Be Silenced

Expect a powerful lineup of speakers from civil society organizations, grassroots movements, academic experts, and environmental defenders. They will challenge the sanitized narratives of development and sustainability and expose the “greenwashing” tactics used to justify environmental exploitation.

In a country where speaking out has become dangerous, this forum is an act of defiance—and of hope.

Why You Should Join

If you care about the future of the Philippines—its forests, oceans, climate, and communities—this forum is for you.

More than an event, it’s a platform for action, resistance, and solidarity. Whether you're a student, scientist, policymaker, or concerned citizen, attending the SPE Forum 2025 means joining a movement that refuses to let green be co-opted by greed.

Event Details

Location: Melchor Hall Theater, 3rd Floor, College of Engineering, Osmeña Ave., UP Diliman, Quezon City

Date: Friday, July 11, 2025

Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Registration & Updates: Follow the official event page

This is not just another forum—it’s a reckoning. And in the face of environmental collapse, silence is no longer an option. As the Philippine environment gasps under the weight of unchecked exploitation, this forum demands the truth, accountability, and action.

The greed behind the green will be exposed. Will you be there to witness it?

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