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Philippines communities are fighting back against gas & LNG build-out in the Verde Island Passage
The region has been designated to become the epicenter of fossil fuel expansion in Southeast Asia
This frontline story accompanies the Banking on Climate Chaos 2023 Report, produced in collaboration with the Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED). Located at the heart of the Coral Triangle, the Verde Island Passage (VIP) in the Philippines is the most biodiverse marine habitat in the world – and is referred to as the “Amazon of the oceans”. The VIP, and…