What is the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? For many, the answer would be: get up and make yourself a fresh cup of coffee. Have you ever asked yourself where that cup of coffee came from, or who grew and processed the beans that you are now savouring? Today, coffee is grown in about 80 countries in Central and South America, Africa, the Near East and Southeast Asia. One of those countries is the Philippines. ... Read More

When people revere a mountain or natural site, it acquires a special value for them that makes it worth protecting at all costs. To be effective in the long term, environmental programmes require the kind of respect for nature found in views of sacred mountains. The publication provides information and background material for scientists, environmentalists, protected area managers, policymakers, and others who recognize the need to take the spiritual and cultural significance of nature into account when doing research and protecting the environment. ... Read More