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A Writ of Kalikasan is a legal remedy under Philippine law that provides protection of one's constitutional right to a healthy environment, as outlined in Section 16, Article II of the Philippine Constitution, which states that the "state shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the ...
Marine mammal habitats have been subject to degradation in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand. [15] It has been estimated that the Philippines has lost about 30-50% of its seagrass habitat in recent decades due to a combination of natural and man-made threats, of which shipping is a considerable one. [15]
A cargo ship discharging ballast water into the sea. Ballast water discharges by ships can have a negative impact on the marine environment. [1] Cruise ships, large tankers, and bulk cargo carriers use a huge amount of ballast water, which is often taken on in the coastal waters in one region after ships discharge wastewater or unload cargo, and discharged at the next port of call, wherever ...
The rules aimed to make ships use fuel with a sulphur content of 0.5%, compared with 3.5% previously. Scrub that: Pandemic forces ship owners to shelve anti-pollution gear Skip to main content
An example is the 2008 directive "on the protection of the environment through criminal law", [20] which ordered Member States to establish legal frameworks to prosecute maritime environmental offenses. [20] Subsequent amendments, such as in 2009, focused on the regulation of ship-source pollution levels and introducing penalties for violations ...
The Canada–Philippines waste dispute was an international row over mislabeled Canadian garbage shipped to Manila by a recycling company. The 103 shipping containers that left from Vancouver in 2013–14 were labeled as recyclable plastics ; they instead contained household waste.
Law of the People's Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Water Pollution; Law of the People's Republic of China on Water and Soil Conservation; Law on Desert Prevention and Transformation 2001; Law on Marine Environment Protection 1983; Law on Mineral Resources 1986; Law on the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution; Law on ...
Cruise companies have been called on to “clean up their act” by local conservationists and tourism operators concerned about the impact of liners on the Great Barrier Reef.. A “massive ...