4. AREAS OF CONCERN
• air quality and water • pes2cides and
quality hazardous chemicals,
• global climate change • waste management and
• agriculture remedia2on of
• biodiversity and species contaminated land
protec2on • management of public
lands and natural
resources
7. CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY
• Resulted from the recogni2on that damage to
biodiversity can only be effec2vely dealt with
in a comprehensive manner (not dealing with
specific species or habitats)
• three main objec2ves:
– conserva2on of biodiversity;
– sustainable use of its components; and
– fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising
from gene2c resources.
8. CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE
IN ENDANGERED SPECIES (CITES)
• an interna2onal agreement between
governments
• aim to ensure that interna2onal trade in
specimens of wild animals and plants does not
threaten their survival
• Widespread informa2on dissemina2on about the
endangered status of many prominent species,
such as the 2ger and elephants
9. CONVENTION ON MIGRATORY SPECIES OF
WILD ANIMALS (BONN CONVENTION)
• aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian
migratory species throughout their range (global
scale)
• aim to conserve popula2ons of:
– European Bats; Cetaceans of the Mediterranean Sea;
– Black Sea and Con2guous Atlan2c Area;
– Small Cetaceans of the Bal2c, North‐East Atlan2c, Irish
and North Seas;
– Seals in the Wadden Sea; African‐Eurasian Migratory
Waterbirds;
– Albatrosses and Petrels;
– Gorillas and their Habitats
10. KYOTO PROTOCOL
• broke new ground by defining three innova2ve
“flexibility mechanisms” to lower the overall costs
of achieving its emissions targets
• mechanisms enable Par2es to access cost‐
effec2ve opportuni2es to reduce emissions or to
remove carbon from the atmosphere in other
countries
– Emissions trading (carbon market)
– Clean development mechanism
– Joint implementa2on
11. United Na?ons Framework Conven?on on
Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• consider what can be done to reduce global
warming and to cope with whatever temperature
increases are inevitable
– COP15 and COP5 held last month in Copenhagen
concluded on Saturday, 19 December 2009
– key points (objec2ves)
• to keep the maximum temperature rise to below 2 degrees
Celsius
• the commitment to list developed country emission
reduc2on targets and mi2ga2on ac2on by developing
countries for 2020
• mechanisms to support technology transfer and forestry.
12.
13. CHAIN SAW ACT (2002)
Republic Act 9175
• AN ACT REGULATING THE OWNERSHIP, POSSESSION, SALE,
IMPORTATION AND USE OF CHAIN SAWS, PENALIZING
VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
• Persons authorized to posses or use chain saw:
– has a subsis2ng 2mber license agreement, produc2on sharing
agreement, or similar agreements, or a private land 2mber
permit;
– is an orchard and fruit tree farmer;
– is an industrial tree farmer;
– is a licensed wood processor and the chain saw shall be used for
the cudng of 2mber that has been legally sold to said applicant
– shall use the chain saw for a legal purpose.
14. Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000
(Republic Act No. 9003)
• Segrega2on and collec2on of solid waste shall
be conducted at the barangay level specifically
for biodegradable, compostable and reusable
wastes:
– Provided, that the collec/on of non‐recyclable
materials and special wastes shall be the
responsibility of the municipality or city (Sec/on
10)
15. Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
Republic Act No. 8749
• The State shall promote and protect the global
environment to aeain sustainable development
while recognizing the primary responsibility of
local government units to deal with
environmental problems.
• The State recognizes that the responsibility of
cleaning the habitat and environment is primarily
area‐based.
• The State also recognizes the principle that
“polluters must pay”.
16. Animal Welfare Act of 1998
Republic Act No. 8485
• Act to protect and promote the welfare of all
animals in the Philippines by supervising and
regula2ng the establishment and opera2ons
of all facili2es u2lized for breeding,
maintaining, keeping, trea2ng or training of all
animals either as objects of trade or as
household pets.
– pet animal shall include bird
• Any form of cruelty shall be penalized
17. Philippine Mining Act of 1995
Republic Act No. 7942
• All mineral resources in public and private lands
within the territory and exclusive economic zone
of the Republic of the Philippines are owned by
the State.
• It shall be the responsibility of the State to
promote their ra1onal explora2on, development,
u2liza2on and conserva2on through the
combined efforts of government and the private
sector in order to enhance na1onal growth in a
way that effec2vely safeguards the environment
and protect the rights of affected communi2es
