The UN Environment Programme recognized Belmonte in the policy leadership category of the 2023 Champions of the Earth award, which is the intergovernmental organization’s highest environmental honor.
Belmonte received the award for her initiatives aimed at combating plastic pollution, addressing climate change, and greening Quezon City.
Under Belmonte’s leadership, Quezon City has focused on reducing plastic pollution, which is a major environmental problem in the Philippines. bags, cutlery, straws and containers in hotels, restaurants and fast-food chains for dine-in customers, as well as single-use packaging materials.has allowed residents to exchange recyclables and single-use plastic items for environmental points that can be redeemed to purchase food and pay electricity bills. “Sachet culture really gets to me.
The Philippines is among the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with poor and rural communities bearing the brunt of disasters UNEP’s Champions of the Earth award honors individuals and organizations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment.
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