Tag: Environment
Explosive intervention by Pope Francis set to transform climate change debate
The most anticipated papal letter for decades will be published in five languages on Thursday. It will call for an end to the ‘tyrannical’ exploitation of nature by mankind. Could it lead to a step-change in the battle against global warming?
John Vidal
Saturday 13 June 2015 12.44 BST
Pope Francis will...
Asean integration: Will the environment fall apart?
Will the fulfilment of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) be a boon or bane to the region's natural environment?
Cielito F Habito
The Philippine Daily Inquirer
Asia News Network
Manila May 15, 2015 1:00 am
Will the fulfilment of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) be a boon or bane to the region's natural environment?
It...
Are Japan and the World Bank Supporting a Coal Plant With Human Rights Violations In Indonesia?
Now all eyes turn to Japan and the World Bank. Both have clear policies meant to safeguard human rights, but both also have a history of overlooking violations in favor of support for large projects. The World Bank's involvement, through a $33.9 million guarantee for Batang from the Indonesia...
PH leads call for more ambitious climate change goal
Tropical countries most affected by global warming want the world's climate goal to limit warming to 1.5°C instead of the current goal of 2°C
Pia Ranada
Published 4:34 PM, May 05, 2015
Updated 4:34 PM, May 05, 2015
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines and 19 other countries highly vulnerable to global warming want...
Declaration on Institutionalizing The Resilience Of ASEAN And Its Communities And Peoples To Disasters And Climate Change
EMPHASISING our commitments to the implementation of the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response, ASEAN Climate Change Initiative, ASEAN Action Plan on Joint Response to Climate Change, ASEAN Declaration on Environmental Sustainability as well as agreements, action plans and work programmes of relevant ASEAN sectoral bodies
EMPHASISING our...
Locals fearful as Myanmar’s Dawei project nears green light
Ma Nu May and her husband started a small cashew farm near the coastal town of Dawei in southern Myanmar seven years ago, but life in the past two years has been far from peaceful.
New port zone could revitalise trade in Asean, but at a high cost
Published: 27/03/2015 at...
Burma: Address Rights Impact of New Investment Law
The new investment law will be a legal cornerstone of Burma’s efforts to reengage with the global economy and international investors, yet the government’s public consultations have been deeply inadequate. If not carefully crafted, the law could make it difficult for the government to pass regulations to protect human...
NGOs oppose Greenpeace co-founder’s campaign to promote `golden rice’
The NGOs allege that Moore is in league with the GM food industry and that the campaign for launching the Vitamin A-enriched golden rice is a covert attempt to win wider approval for genetically modified food. ''It (golden rice) will not solve the problems of malnutrition,'' the alliance said...
Assault on the Commons: Deforestation and the Denial of Rights in Indonesia
2 December, 2014
Indonesia is losing its forests faster than ever. Government efforts to halt the hand out of industrial permits for logging and plantations are failing. Despite its promises to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions, the country is experiencing a run-away process of forest clearance for oil palm...
Voices from the Ground: Concerns over the Dawei Special Economic Zone and Related Projects
This report presents the results of a quantitative and qualitative study, aimed at understanding the process by which the DSEZ project has unfolded, and the extent to which the rights of the local people are being protected and respected by the relevant States and corporations in the implementation of...
