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includes policies, practices, and laws designed to protect human health and well- being, natural resources, and environmental quality.

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Environmental policy

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What groups joins the salakyag ng mga sangnilikha

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Anti-mining advocates and environmental groups

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What is the name of the group that aims to empower communities to talk about environmental issues

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Salakyag ng mga Sangnilikha

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How problem can be identified in policy creation

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usually by concerned groups of citizens or interest groups.

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How people plans to resolve the problem

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Plans to resolve the problem are developed through discussion, and new rules are proposed

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is built to gather votes for the new rule.

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Popular support

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If the rule is agreed to, then it is

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implemented

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then leads to identification of flaws in the rule, and the cycle starts again.

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Evaluation

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is central to policy development.

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Building support

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The cornerstone of the Philippine environmental policy is the

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P.D. 1152. PEC (June 6, 1977), Presidential Decree No. 1152, series of 1977 or the Philippine Environment Code (PEC)

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it serves as a framework in the launching of a comprehensive program of environmental protection and management

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Presidential Decree No. 1152, series of 1977 or the Philippine Environment Code (PEC)

Ferdinand Marcos

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The law aims to achieve and maintain clean air that meets the National Air Quality guideline values for criteria pollutants, throughout the Philippines while minimizing the possible associated impacts to the economy.

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R.A. 8749. The Clean Air Act (june 23,1999) regulates air emissions

Jose ponce enrile

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The law aims to protect the country’s water bodies from pollution from land-based sources (industries and commercial establishments, agriculture and community/ household activities). It provides for a comprehensive and integrated strategy to prevent and minimize pollution through a multi- sectoral and participatory approach involving all the stakeholders.

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R.A. 9275. The Clean Water Act ( protects surface water

Gloria macapagal arroyo

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This law aims to conserve and protect the country’s wildlife resources and their habitats, appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes to promote ecological balance and enhance biological diversity. Further, it focuses on the regulation of the collection and trade of wildlife. It also strives to pursue, with due regard to the national interest, the Philippine commitment to international conventions, protection of wildlife and their habitats; and to initiate or support scientific studies on the conservation of biological diversity.

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R.A. 9147. The Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act (July 30, 2001) protects wildlife

Gloria macapagal arroyo

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The law aims to regulate, restrict or prohibit the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures which present unreasonable risk to human health. It likewise prohibits the entry, even in transit, of hazardous and nuclear wastes and their disposal into the Philippine territorial limits for whatever purpose; and to provide advancement and facilitate research and studies on toxic chemicals.

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R.A. 6969. Toxic Substances, Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act (October 26, 1990) addresses hazardous sites

Corazon Aquino

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to balance between socio-economic development and environmental protection

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P.D. 1586. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (June 11, 1978)

Ferdinand marcos

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Ramsar: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat

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1971 held
1975 enacted

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Heritage: Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

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1972 held
1975 ended

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CITES: Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

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1973 held
1987 ended

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CMS: Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

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1979 held
1983 ended

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Ozone: Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

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1985 held
1988 ended

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Basel: Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

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1989 held
1992 ended

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CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity

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1992 held
1993 ended

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UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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1992 held
1994 ended

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CCD: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa

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1994 held
1996 ended

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A designated Ramsar Site in the Philippines

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Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

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is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value.

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Ramsar Convention

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It is named after the city of _____ in Iran, where the Convention was signed in _____

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Ramsar, 1971

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A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Philippines

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|Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

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with the primary goals of nature conservation and the preservation of cultural properties. The convention, a signed document of international agreement, guides the work of the World Heritage Committee.

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World Heritage Convention,

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A CITES Listed Species under Fauna Category

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|Philippine Tarsier

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is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of international trade.

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CITES short for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention,

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Intergovernmental organization tasked with maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, achieving international co- operation, and being a center for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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UNITED NATIONS (October 24, 1945)

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Held to address issues concerning environmental protection and socio-economic development.

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1992 EARTH SUMMIT at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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What are the UN GOALS:

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Keep peace throughout the world

Develop friendly relations among nations

Help nations work together

Be a center for harmonizing the actions pf nations

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meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Gro Harlem Brundtland

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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are _____ that all ____ United Nations member states have agreed to try to achieve by the year ____

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UN Millennium Development Goals

Eight, 191, 2015

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What are The UN Millennium Development Goals

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  • eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • achieve universal primary education
    -promote gender equality and empower women
    -reduce child morality
    Improve maternal health
    Combat hiv/aids malaria and other diseases
    -ensure environmental sustainability
    -global partnership for development
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What are the seventeen sustainable goals

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No poverty
No hunger
Good health and well being
Quality education
Gender equality
Clean water and sanitation
Affordable and clean energy
Decent work and economic growth
Industry innovation and infrastructure
Reduced inequalities
Sustainable cities and communities
Responsible consumption and production
Life below water
Life on land
Peace justice and strong institutions
Partnerships for the goals

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Tulo ka butang tong naa sa ven diagram

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Environmental
Economic
Social

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What are the 10 sustainable development

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Comating poverty
Reducing resource consumption
Population growth
Health care
Sustainable cities
Environmental policy
Protection of the atmosphere
Combating desertification and drought
Combating deforestation and protecting biodiversity
Agriculture and rural development

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