By ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY — The representative of an indigenous peoples’ federation in the Cordillera reported at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) that corporate and large-scale mining worsens climate change and calls for the moratorium on large-scale mining and extractive industries in indigenous territories.…
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Corporate Lobby Lording it Over in UN Conference on Climate Change’ – Green Groups
Environmental groups said that corporate lobby, especially from the oil and energy industries, have a strong voice even among the ranks of civil society organizations during the recent United Nations (UN) conference on climate change. Green groups are therefore calling on the peoples of the world to take direct action to pressure developed countries to…
Threats to the Cordillera Rice Terraces in a Period of Rapid Climate Change
Deep into the Cordillera rice terraces are soil dwellers that dig their way through in a disrupted ecology. These lowly but destructive creatures endanger the nurturing ground that sustains the rich rice biodiversity of the Cordillera granary. BY MARY CARLING Center for Developments Program in the Cordillera Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Deep into the…
Green Groups Support Demand for Reduction of Global Carbon Emissions
An alliance of environmental groups, scientists and grassroots organizations expressed support to the call for a 40 percent reduction in carbon emissions, based on 1990 levels, by 2020 and by more than 95 percent by 2050. BY BULATLAT An alliance of environmental groups, scientists and grassroots organizations expressed support to the call for a reduction…
Alliance to Lead National Fight vs. Global Warming, Climate Change
Citing the Philippine government’s lack of a genuine program to address climate change and mitigate its impact on the Filipino people, and the failure of the Kyoto Protocol, a newly-formed alliance called the Philippine Climate Watch Alliance is calling on developed countries and TNCs to reduce their carbon emissions by 50 to 90 percent in…
Rainbow Warrior Docks at Albay with the message: ‘Quit coal, save the climate’
“We are here to expose the role of coal in climate change, the greatest threat to life and biodiversity on the planet. We are here to highlight the urgent need for adoption of strong mitigation and adaptation measures to tackle the worst impacts of climate change,” said Mike Fincken, skipper of the Rainbow Warrior. BY…