ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION Sample Clauses

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION. The Philippines has among the most biodiverse and richest environments in the world; however it remains among the coun- tries with the poorest economies. The people have the right to the conservation, protection and improvement of their environment and to use their natural resources for their economic development. The main factor devastating the environment is the collabora- tion of the imperialists, comprador bourgeoisie and bureaucrat capitalists in exploiting the nation’s natural wealth for profit at the expense of the people´s welfare. Environmental destruction inten- sifies disasters and undermines prospects for long-term economic development. Peasants, fisherfolk, national minorities and urban poor communities bear the brunt. The country has millions of hectares of fertile land. It has a wide range of flora and fauna, despite the fast dwindling forest cover. Its coral reefs have among the world’s highest levels of marine biodiversity. It has abundant and diverse mineral resources as well as considerable energy resources. However these vital resources are being plundered and degraded and the Philippines is facing serious ecological meltdown. The forest cover is thinning. Coral reefs, sea grass beds, mangrove for- ests and the country’s rich marine biodiversity are being ravaged. Urban air and water pollution have reached dangerous levels. Corporate mining depletes our minerals as well as destroys for- ests and mountains. National minorities are displaced from their communities and ancestral lands. Critical resources for national industrialization are lost. Climate change aggravates this as weather patterns change and vulnerable sectors are left to fend off its effects without support from the state. Yet the GRP has failed to stop the reckless, plunder- ous and profit-driven exploitation of our nation’s natural resources. Rural development and national industrialization must ensure the balanced use, conservation, and development of the environ- ment. The neocolonial plunder of the country must be stopped and natural resources used for real economic development that benefits the people. More environmental laws and regulations must be put in place and strictly implemented to protect the people and ensure resources for future generations.
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