Leonard Reyes Photographer

A farmer harvests cassava in a field cleared for the crop’s boom. Workers earn less than 100,000 kip per ton, while the harvest is sold to Chinese factories for 1.8 million kip per ton for export.

Reading the news about the Nueva Vizcaya protest on mining, came upon these in the archives and thought about the link between climate resilience and healthy ecosystems, and community rights to ensure both for the greater good.

An elderly resident of Dinagat Island gleans for edible molluscs on the shoreline in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette (Rai), an unusually powerful, deadly, and extremely destructive late-season tropical cyclone which severely affected the Philippines in mid-December 2021, becoming the second-costliest typhoon in the country's history behind Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. With relief goods in short supply due to the challenges of logistics, residents rely on nature to tide them over. Climate crises like these underscore the key role of healthy ecosystems in promoting community resilience and self-reliance. #ClimateResilience #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice #ClimateAdaptation #EnvironmentalJournalism #ImpactReporting

Vientiane, I will miss you.