ENVIRONMENTALLAWS

WHATISENVIRONMENTALLAW?

PRINCIPLESINFLUENCINGENVIRONMENTALLAWS

• Environmentalism

• ecology,conserva2on,stewardship,responsibilityandsustainability

AREASOFCONCERN

•  airqualityandwaterquality

•  globalclimatechange

•  agriculture•  biodiversityandspeciesprotec2on

•  pes2cidesandhazardouschemicals,

•  wastemanagementandremedia2onofcontaminatedland

•  managementofpubliclandsandnaturalresources

TREATIES

1.BaselConven?onontheControlofTransboundaryMovementsofHazardousWastesandtheirDisposal(1992)•  themostcomprehensiveglobalenvironmentalagreementonhazardousandotherwastes

•  aimstoprotecthumanhealthandtheenvironmentagainsttheadverseeffectsofhazardouswastes:– genera2onandmanagement

–  transboundarymovements– disposal

CONVENTIONONBIOLOGICALDIVERSITY

•  Resultedfromtherecogni2onthatdamagetobiodiversitycanonlybeeffec2velydealtwithinacomprehensivemanner(notdealingwithspecificspeciesorhabitats)

•  threemainobjec2ves:– conserva2onofbiodiversity;– sustainableuseofitscomponents;and– fairandequitablesharingofthebenefitsarisingfromgene2cresources.

CONVENTIONONINTERNATIONALTRADEINENDANGEREDSPECIES(CITES)

•  aninterna2onalagreementbetweengovernments

•  aimtoensurethatinterna2onaltradeinspecimensofwildanimalsandplantsdoesnotthreatentheirsurvival

•  Widespreadinforma2ondissemina2onabouttheendangeredstatusofmanyprominentspecies,suchasthe2gerandelephants

CONVENTIONONMIGRATORYSPECIESOFWILDANIMALS(BONNCONVENTION)

•  aimstoconserveterrestrial,marineandavianmigratoryspeciesthroughouttheirrange(globalscale)

•  aimtoconservepopula2onsof:– EuropeanBats;CetaceansoftheMediterraneanSea;– BlackSeaandCon2guousAtlan2cArea;– SmallCetaceansoftheBal2c,North‐EastAtlan2c,IrishandNorthSeas;

– SealsintheWaddenSea;African‐EurasianMigratoryWaterbirds;

– AlbatrossesandPetrels;– GorillasandtheirHabitats

KYOTOPROTOCOL•  brokenewgroundbydefiningthreeinnova2ve“flexibilitymechanisms”tolowertheoverallcostsofachievingitsemissionstargets

•  mechanismsenablePar2estoaccesscost‐effec2veopportuni2estoreduceemissionsortoremovecarbonfromtheatmosphereinothercountries– Emissionstrading(carbonmarket)– Cleandevelopmentmechanism– Jointimplementa2on

UnitedNa?onsFrameworkConven?ononClimateChange(UNFCCC)

•  considerwhatcanbedonetoreduceglobalwarmingandtocopewithwhatevertemperatureincreasesareinevitable– COP15andCOP5heldlastmonthinCopenhagenconcludedonSaturday,19December2009

– keypoints(objec2ves)•  tokeepthemaximumtemperaturerisetobelow2degreesCelsius

•  thecommitmenttolistdevelopedcountryemissionreduc2ontargetsandmi2ga2onac2onbydevelopingcountriesfor2020

• mechanismstosupporttechnologytransferandforestry.

CHAINSAWACT(2002)RepublicAct9175

•  ANACTREGULATINGTHEOWNERSHIP,POSSESSION,SALE,IMPORTATIONANDUSEOFCHAINSAWS,PENALIZINGVIOLATIONSTHEREOFANDFOROTHERPURPOSES

•  Personsauthorizedtopossesorusechainsaw:–  hasasubsis2ng2mberlicenseagreement,produc2onsharing

agreement,orsimilaragreements,oraprivateland2mberpermit;

–  isanorchardandfruittreefarmer;–  isanindustrialtreefarmer;–  isalicensedwoodprocessorandthechainsawshallbeusedfor

thecudngof2mberthathasbeenlegallysoldtosaidapplicant–  shallusethechainsawforalegalpurpose.

EcologicalSolidWasteManagementActof2000(RepublicActNo.9003)

•  Segrega2onandcollec2onofsolidwasteshallbeconductedatthebarangaylevelspecificallyforbiodegradable,compostableandreusablewastes:– Provided,thatthecollec/onofnon‐recyclablematerialsandspecialwastesshallbetheresponsibilityofthemunicipalityorcity(Sec/on10)

PhilippineCleanAirActof1999RepublicActNo.8749

•  TheStateshallpromoteandprotecttheglobalenvironmenttoaeainsustainabledevelopmentwhilerecognizingtheprimaryresponsibilityoflocalgovernmentunitstodealwithenvironmentalproblems.

•  TheStaterecognizesthattheresponsibilityofcleaningthehabitatandenvironmentisprimarilyarea‐based.

•  TheStatealsorecognizestheprinciplethat“pollutersmustpay”.

AnimalWelfareActof1998RepublicActNo.8485

•  ActtoprotectandpromotethewelfareofallanimalsinthePhilippinesbysupervisingandregula2ngtheestablishmentandopera2onsofallfacili2esu2lizedforbreeding,maintaining,keeping,trea2ngortrainingofallanimalseitherasobjectsoftradeorashouseholdpets.– petanimalshallincludebird

•  Anyformofcrueltyshallbepenalized

PhilippineMiningActof1995RepublicActNo.7942

•  AllmineralresourcesinpublicandprivatelandswithintheterritoryandexclusiveeconomiczoneoftheRepublicofthePhilippinesareownedbytheState.

•  ItshallbetheresponsibilityoftheStatetopromotetheirra1onalexplora2on,development,u2liza2onandconserva2onthroughthecombinedeffortsofgovernmentandtheprivatesectorinordertoenhancena1onalgrowthinawaythateffec2velysafeguardstheenvironmentandprotecttherightsofaffectedcommuni2es

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ENDOFCOVERAGEEXAMINATION2

BiodiversitytoEnvironmentalLaws

Exam2onFebruary2,2010

ASSIGNMENT

• WorksheetonPhilippineEnvironmentalLaws

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