Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Envi Justice
Envi Justice
and
Environmental Justice
Presented by
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What is Sustainable Development?
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Environmental Racism
A racial discrimination in environmental policy-
making and enforcement of regulations and
laws, the deliberate targeting of communities of
color for toxic waste facilitates, the official
sanctioning of the presence of life-threatening
poisons and pollutants for communities of
color, and the history of excluding people of
color from leadership of the environmental
movement.
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Example of Environmental Injustices Issues
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History of Environmental Justice
1982 – Fight for Envi Justice with residents
of Warren country, North Carolina, USA,
mounted mass demonstration against plan
to dump contaminated soil in landfill
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• 1987 – The United Church of Racial
Justice Commission
• 1992 – The Federal Govt founded Office
of Envi Justice
• 1994 – Pres Bill Clinton embed Envi
Justice in all of their policies
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• 2001 – George W Bush, protecting low
incomes and minority
• 2005 – Envi Civil rights
• 2009 – Obama’s action on Envi
• 2010 – Republican took over Envi Justice
• 2017 – Trump weakening of EPA
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Emerging themes in Envi Justice
• Climate Justice
• Indigenous Justice
• Food Justice
• Energy Justice
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Philippine Environmental Laws
Section 16, Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
The State shall protect and advance the right of the people
to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the
rhythm and harmony of nature.
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Philippine Environmental Policy (PD1151) (1977)
Presidential Decree (PD) 1586: Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System
1978
Republic Act (RA) 8749: Clean Air (CAA) of 1999
Republic Act (RA) 9275: Clean Water Act of 2004
Republic Act (RA) 6969: Philippine Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Act
(1990)
Republic Act(RA) 9003: Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (PESWMA) of 2000
Republic Act (RA) 9729: Climate Change Act of 2009
Republic Act (RA) 9512: Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008.
Fisheries Code of 1998 Republic Act 8550
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• The Friends of the Watersheds was formed in 2009 as an advocacy group to protest
the grant of a permit to a mining company to carry out “exploration for ores” within
the Ayala watershed area. It was the general feeling that exploration was just a cover
for actual mining activities in the future. Since Ayala was still suffering from the
effects of mining by a company granted a permit in the ‘70s, the reaction to the new
threat elicited a strong reaction from the residents. Silsilah joined the advocacy and
the voice of protest thus became stronger and louder.
• The Friends of the Watersheds is no longer just an advocacy for the Ayala watershed
but for all the watersheds of Zamboanga City. As in all advocacy work it requires
commitment and resolve to go against the vested interests of some groups and the
indifference of many.
https://silsilahdialogue.com/silsilahs-friends-of-
the-watersheds/
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Initiatives: Scubasurero
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Initiatives: Plogging
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Agency and Organization in Ph
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VIDEOS
• CIRCULAR ECONOMY
• TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS
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ACTIVITY
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