MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) welcomes efforts by the private sector on climate actions. But we must remember that it is corporate greed that has brought us to this level of over consumption and environmental destruction that is causing climate change. The solution now lies on governance and society. MAKAKALIKASA is committed to GREEN GOVERNANCE in the Philippines in the soonest possible time.
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MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) supports the vision of zero waste and works for our shift for a circular economy as a soon as possible and the strict enforcement of all our ecological solid waste management and pollution laws. We also call on all our members, supporters and volunteers to adhere to a zero waste lifestyles as part of our ethical standards of a member/supporter of the Party. Going Zero Waste has nothing to do with more or new consumption. It is all to do with less.
JOIN and ACT: www.facebook.com/groups/ph.zerowaste JOIN MAKAKALIKSAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html Be a Founding Member, JOIN our ASSEMBLIES: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly #ZerowasteLifestyle #ZerowastelifestylePH #MAKAKALIKASANParty Original article "Kung magshi-shift tayo sa zero-waste lifestyle, hindi natin kailangan bumili ng bagong gamit or bagong environmentally acceptable products," EcoWaste Coalition policy advocacy officer Patricia Nicdao told Newsroom Ngayon. [Translation: If we will shift to zero-waste lifestyle, we do not need to buy new things or new environmentally acceptable products.] Nicdao explained old items like bags and containers may be repurposed and reused since purchasing new ones will defeat the purpose of eliminating waste. She noted that the Philippines has a severe "plastic crisis." Despite some 400 local government units having ordinances on the regulation of single-use plastic, Filipinos still use billions of plastics annually in their daily lives, she said. Read more MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) agrees with ACB and we laud the actions of our Bureau of Customs. Wildlife should not be kept as pets. We should enforce strictly all our laws on illegal wildlife trade. In fact we should restart to think about the whole idea of pets. All animals, play crucial parts in a balance ecosystem. We should instead do our role as stewards of all life on earth and learn the knowledge of our ever changing ecosystem and biodiversity, learn our role in it as one of the species that is part of this ecosystem and protect and conserve these ecosystems, including habitats of wildlife.
JOIN to ACT: www.facebook.com/groups/ph.biodiversity.conservation JOIN MAKAKALIKASAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html Be a Founding Member, JOIN our ASSEMBLIES: www.facebook.com/groups/makakakalikasan.assembly #biodiversityconservation #biodiversityconservationPH #illegalwildlifetrade #ASEANCenterforBiodiversity #MAKAKALIKASANParty Original article Tarantulas and scorpions as pets? Think again. The head of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) expressed concern over the recent cases of illegal wildlife trafficking seemingly influenced by trends of keeping these threatened species as pets, an ACB news release said. The Philippines’s Bureau of Customs (BOC) recently reported the seizure of a package containing 20 endangered tarantula spiders and eight scorpions at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport last month. Read more MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) lauds the Quezon City government for this effort in urban farming. If done organically to benefit food needs of vulnerable communities in the city, this is a step towards the right direction to building green cities. Besides transforming our current urban areas into green cities, MAKAKALIKASAN pushes for massive de-urbanization nationwide .
JOIN to ACT: www.facebook.com/groups/ph.greencities.deurbanization JOIN MAKAKALIKASAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html Be a Founding Member, JOIN our ASSEMBLIES: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly #GreenCitiesDeUrbanization #GreenCitiesPH #UrbanFarming #QuezonCity #MAKAKALIKASANParty Original article MANILA, Philippines — Residents of Barangay Bagong Silangan in Quezon City have started reaping the benefits of urban farming. Mayor Joy Belmonte yesterday led the first harvest festival in the city’s Greenland farm where at least 700 kilos of vegetables are expected to be harvested. “After 41 days, we are grateful that the Greenland farm is finally having its first harvest. It is worth celebrating because it was made possible through the collective effort of the government and the farmers of Bagong Silangan,” Belmonte, who chairs the city’s food security task force, said. Read more MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) welcomes this move of the Ilocos Norte Provincial Board for an audit of the Reforestation Program of the DENR. This is especially important following the last COA audit on the failure of the last implementation period of the National Greening Program (NGP) to reach its target. It will be recalled that the COA reported that by December 2019, the NGP only achieved 12% of its target while. As a sound reforestation for the province and the rest of the country is now a matter of survival due to the massive flooding that many part of the country has been subjected to as a direct result of deforestation and as made worse by extreme weather conditions as early onset impact of climate change in the country.
JOIN to ACT: www.facebook.com/groups/ph.reforestation JOIN MAKAKALIKASAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/makakalikasan.assembly Be a Founding Member JOIN our ASSEMBLIES: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly #Reforestation #ReforestationPH #IlocosNorte #NationalGreeningProgram #MAKAKALIKASANParty Original article After appropriating millions of pesos to build its so-called “Green Wall” to secure residents against flash floods and soil erosion, members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Ilocos Norte has called for a thorough assessment, re-evaluation, and revalidation on the present status of the project. Ten years ago or in 2011, Ilocos Norte launched a massive re-greening program with the backing of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Read more MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) welcomes the increase of renewable energy share in the country's power mix. However, we disagree with the Department of Energy on such a low target for such a long period of time. If we are to optimize on the availability of renewable energy resources in the country and the global trend in technology, capital and political momentum for swift shift to renewable energy sources, the country must have a much higher ambition to reach 100% renewable energy in the next 10-20 years and not wait. 55.8% is not acceptable.
JOIN to ACT: www.facebook.com/groups/ph.renewable.energy JOIN MAKAKALIKASAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html Be a Founding Member, JOIN our ASSEMBLIES: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly #RenewableEnergy #RenewableEnergyPH #NREP #MAKAKALIKASANParty Original article THE Department of Energy has set new renewable energy (RE) targets in its latest version of the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP), with RE expected to account for more than half of the Philippines’ power mix by 2040, officials said. “[The updated NREP proposes RE targets of] 55.8% by 2040, and 37.3% by 2030” in terms of overall share of power generated, Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy, told BusinessWorld in a video call over the weekend. Read more MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) renounces the use of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in conflicts between rebel groups and the government in any form. This is against our commitment to recognize and respect the right to self-determination and self governance of IPs in their ancestral domains. We would like to call the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to determine the facts n this case so we will know the truth about allegations that both parties have made against each other that has caught these IPs in the middle of a conflict that is not theirs.
JOIN to ACT: www.facebook.com/groups/ph.indigenous.peoples JOIN MAKAKALIKASAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html Be a Founding Member, JOIN our Assemblies: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesPH #Lumad #MAKAKALIKASANParty Original article CEBU CITY, Feb. 17 (PIA) -- A mother from an indigenous peoples (IP) community finally reunited with her daughter after not having seen her for almost three years. Susay Bay-ao, a member of the Ata Manobo tribe in the hinterlands of Talaingod, Davao del Norte, said in 2018 she was informed that her daughter, along with other IP children, would only be attending classes in a Salugpongan school in Davao City, and would be coming home every three months. Read more MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) all forms of mineral mining in the Philippines in the next decade as we push for a nationwide moratorium. We oppose this mining in Leyte and we support local communities who are against this mining. There is no such thing as "responsible" or "sustainable mining" as all mining will destroy ecosystems and it can never be recovered back to its original state. In this case what MGB calls "(bringing) back again to its productive state" is a misleading statement. Once mining operation begins, the agricultural and natural ecosystems in the area will forever change.
JOIN to ACT: www.faceboook.com/groups/ph.mining.moratorium JOIN MAKAKALIKASAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html Be a Founding Member, JOIN our ASSEMBLIES: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly #MiningMoratorium #MiningMoratorium #MacArthurLeyteBlackSandMining #MAKAKALIKASANParty Original article: TACLOBAN CITY – The Mines and Geoscience Bureau (MGB) has assured the residents of Leyte province it will make sure that MacArthur Iron Sand Project Corp. (MIPC) will keep their commitment to fully rehabilitate areas covered by their mining operations. Responding to concerns raised by some groups on the potential destruction of mining in MacArthur, Leyte, MGB Eastern Visayas regional director Leo Van Juguan said on Monday they will closely monitor the existing mining operations. Read more MANILA, Philippines — At least 26 new mining projects will start development this year even as several stumbling blocks have yet to be resolved. Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) director Wilfredo Moncano told The Star 26 new mining projects have complied with the documentary requirements, allowing them to proceed with development.
Read the full article here MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Phils) support the agenda to "Ensure Self Determination of our different "Peoples" & Final Peace Settlement", including Indigenous Peoples. We are concern about this development. Join to ACT: www.facebook.com/groups/ph.indigenous.peoples Join MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Phils) www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html Be a Founding Member of MAKAKALIKASAN, join our ASSEMBLIES: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesPH #MakakalikasanParty ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 1:30 p.m.) — International human rights collectives expressed concern over the raid on a Lumad bakwit school in Cebu by personnel of the national police in the guise of a raid, pointing out discrepancies between the police narrative and that of the school itself. To recall, 19 minors were taken away in the operation on Monday morning, along with two teachers and two elders. Police insisted that the raid was actually a "rescue operation," though it is yet unclear what they were being rescued from, as the teachers did not seem to be armed nor holding the children against their will, as shown in the videos of the operation. Read more |
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