Safeguarding Our Coast- When There’s a Petrochemical Plant

Planned to be Built on Wetlands

Taiwan Environmental Information Association

許惠婷 Hui-Ting Hsu

行動是知識的實踐

Action!That brings Hope.

Concern!Do something good

for the earth.

Information!Be aware and care about

the environment.

Taiwan Environmental Information Association - TEIA

Environmental Trust Center Eco-working holidays Against Miramar Resort Marathon for pink dolphin

Here we are~

Safeguarding our Coast

Inappropriate Development and Constructions

Marine Debris Overfishing-Fishery Collapse

Safeguarding the Coast

Development vs Conservation?

DaCheng Wetlands

• Largest wetland in Taiwan, 210km2

• 6 km wide (in low tide)

• IBA (A1,A4i)• Habitat of sea birds

and pink dolphin

• Not known until 2002• ETS population<100 in 2005• Long and narrow living area

Pink dolphin (Sousa chinensis)

Development vs Conservation?

KuoKuang Petrochemical • 1988~2011• 8th Naphtha

Cracking Plant in Taiwan

• 8km form 6th NCP • 80km2

• Land reclamation• Benefit 51.6 billion

NT

photos by Changhua Coast Conservation Action

6th NCP

Kuo Kuang Petrochemical

海埔地

濁水 River

蚵架

What kind of development do we want?

DaCheng Wetlands

• 360 years history of oyster farming, important farm

• Fishing, fishpond aquaculture, do not impose great impacts on bird habitat and movements

• Agricultural production value : 2nd highest

What kind of development do we want?

KuoKuang Petrochemical • Refinery: 450,000

barrels per day• Annual CO2

emissions: 12 million tons

• Sewage discharge: 13 million tons per day

• Water usage volume: 37 million tons

• increase health risk• Social cost: 53.9

billion

Buy a patch of land, help save a dolphin!

NT100(USD3) per m2 < NT119 per m2

Chose a patch from the area of “sunset” ,“sea wind” , “Periophthalmus” , “fiddler crab”

Land Trust

ChangHua Environmental Protection Union

Taiwan Environmental Information association

Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association, Taiwan

Homemakers United Foundation Society of wilderness

Local and famous national groups

Started Apr 2010, 30,000 people joined in 3 months ; now 70,000 signed to buy a patch

Land Trust as a way of public participation ->national public movement

Oliver Maurice visit Dacheng

Declared the land trust application to the government together with local NGOs

INTO in the movement

Public Movement-people of different backgrounds

Youth

Green Party Taiwan

Local Fishermen

Doctors, scientists

The future generation

Public Movement-people of different backgrounds

artists, poets and writers

Public Movement-people of different backgrounds

The Goddess of Sea in local religion The pink dolphins are also called Mazu fish Mazu Procession- one of 3 largest religious festivals

Combine religion and conservation -Mazu

On Earth Day 2011, President Ma declared the government would not support Kuokuang petrochemical be built at Dacheng.

Victory!!

fisherman’s group and conservation NGOs – A new alliance!

There’re always more we can do

Keep in touch with the shareholders

It’s not the end

National Important Wetland – Still working

Important habitat for pink dolphin – still working

Wetland Act – passed 2013 June

We will stand together to protect the environment

Malaysia againstKuoKuang

What we want – Eco-friendly thatched cottage with Wi-Fi ?

Taiwan Coast Networkcoast.e-info.org.tw

We are still fighting against inappropriate developments, create a sustainable future for everyone and all creatures

Contact info: huitheng@e-info.org.tw