Some secondary students from Antique volunteered as environmental ambassadors, helping the government to promote environmental protection and conservation campaigns.
A total of 200 volunteers from different parts of Baler gathered to conduct a cleanup drive in the coastal area and collected five truckloads of trash.
The United Nations Environment Programme announced that the Earth's ozone layer is gradually beginning to regenerate, recognizing the efforts to phase out damaging chemicals worldwide.
To promote a more environmental-friendly lifestyle in the community, different government offices in Negros Occidental initiated various practices on solid waste management.