Bacolod City– An environment
group urged the local and provincial government to present a clear Green Agenda
in the next three years to ensure the protection of the environment and
communities that are vulnerable to calamities.
In the Palupad-lupad
Declaration of Green Alert Network-Negros Island Region released September 27,
the group urged the government to protect and advance the right of the people
to have healthy ecology.
There should also be
improved coordination and partnerships for more efficient delivery of services
for environmental protection and sustainable development, the group said.
The declaration was drafted
during their Palupad-Lupad kite flying event at Bacolod’s New Government Center
September 16 to 17.
It said that greed,
corruption, malgovernance and monopoly brought remaining natural resources to
its current state and put communities at risk to disaster events.
They also called on the
government to resolve the root cause of disasters like irresponsible mining
practices, illegal logging and dynamite fishing.
The statement condemned the
operations of the Energy Development Corporation, Ship Recycling Project in
Hinobaan and Coal-Fired power plant in the mountains and coastal areas of
Negros without following laws and regulations.
To empower rural
communities, the group called for creating community-managed tourism programs
to “channel the economic benefits.”
Disaster readiness for
fisherfolk and farmers should also be pushed by the government to mitigate the
effects of calamities, it added.
Source:
Manilla bulletin. 02 October 2017
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