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Sharks Fin Soup: To Ban Or Not To Ban? http://web1.iseas.edu.sg/?p=6876 http://web1.iseas.ed...02/16feb121.pdf
Will banning sharks fin soup from restaurant menus really save shark populations from extinction?
NO,
says one man, a vet, an animal lover, and member of a UN body on endangered species.
Join us for an ISEAS seminar
Sharks Fin Soup Helps the Poor: Is the Fin Industry all that Bad?
Thursday, 16 February 2012
9:30am - 12:30pm
ISEAS Seminar Room II
SPEAKER
Dr Choo-Hoo Giam
Committee Member, CITES (UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
DISCUSSANTS
Mr Louis Ng - Executive Director, ACRES (Animal Concerns Research and Education Society)
Mr Hank Jenkins - President, Species Management Specialists
Professor Steve Oakley - Chairman, Shark Savers Malaysia
PROGRAMME
9:30am to 10:15am Sharks Fin Soup Helps the Poor: Is the Fin Industry all that Bad? by Dr Choo-Hoo Giam
10:15am - 10:30am Tea Break
10:30am - 12noon
Discussants: Mr Louis Ng
Mr Hank Jenkins
Prof Steve Oakley
12noon Q & A
To register, email may@iseas.edu.sg Or http://web1.iseas.edu.sg/?page_id=6877
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Iron Mine at Bangka Island, North Sulawesi?
27 October 2011 - 07:34 PM
Received this petition. http://www.thepetiti...ka-stop-mining/
Is it true?
Have googled about Bangka Mining & indeed there is an island also call Bangka in Sumatra that is being mined...
Dear Friends,
We would like to inform you about a disastrous development that we are currently facing.
A Chinese company wants to start an iron mine on Bangka, with the intention of mining both on the land, and just off the coast of (the Western side of) Bangka Island.
If this mining starts, then half of Bangka will turn into an open pit mining site, and the underwater mining activities will stir up so much sediment, sand, and dirt that the reefs surrounding Bangka and neighbouring Islands will all die. Even the reefs within the Bunaken National Park are not safe…
According to the Indonesian law it is illegal to mine anything on small Islands, so this should not be happening. However corruption is still a part of life here and the mining corporation ‘bought’ some of the government people to get some of “the licenses” they need.
They do not have all the licenses yet to start their operation, which means we still have time to fight for our rights, our life, and most importantly for the conservation of the environment!
The resorts in the area are working together with the villagers and a local environmental organisation to try and stop this illegal activity. We have already sent a letter to the local House of Representatives to get a hearing, but so far nothing seems to happen.
As the mining company is moving fast (they want to start operating before the end of this year) we need to act quickly to have a chance to stop them. Therefore it is now time to set up this petition, so we can show the Indonesian government that they are creating a future catastrophe by allowing the mining on a small Island.
This should hopefully create more awareness within the government and should be enough to stop the mining company from getting the licence to mine.
We hope you are willing to help us preserve this beautiful piece of the world.
Is it true?
Have googled about Bangka Mining & indeed there is an island also call Bangka in Sumatra that is being mined...Dear Friends,
We would like to inform you about a disastrous development that we are currently facing.
A Chinese company wants to start an iron mine on Bangka, with the intention of mining both on the land, and just off the coast of (the Western side of) Bangka Island.
If this mining starts, then half of Bangka will turn into an open pit mining site, and the underwater mining activities will stir up so much sediment, sand, and dirt that the reefs surrounding Bangka and neighbouring Islands will all die. Even the reefs within the Bunaken National Park are not safe…
According to the Indonesian law it is illegal to mine anything on small Islands, so this should not be happening. However corruption is still a part of life here and the mining corporation ‘bought’ some of the government people to get some of “the licenses” they need.
They do not have all the licenses yet to start their operation, which means we still have time to fight for our rights, our life, and most importantly for the conservation of the environment!
The resorts in the area are working together with the villagers and a local environmental organisation to try and stop this illegal activity. We have already sent a letter to the local House of Representatives to get a hearing, but so far nothing seems to happen.
As the mining company is moving fast (they want to start operating before the end of this year) we need to act quickly to have a chance to stop them. Therefore it is now time to set up this petition, so we can show the Indonesian government that they are creating a future catastrophe by allowing the mining on a small Island.
This should hopefully create more awareness within the government and should be enough to stop the mining company from getting the licence to mine.
We hope you are willing to help us preserve this beautiful piece of the world.
