Food Security
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Environmentalists demand China to stop ‘ecological destruction’ in West PH Sea
Artificial Islands, China, Ecology, Environmental Impact, Food Security, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysEnvironmentalists trooped to the Chinese Consulate in Makati City on Monday to demand China to stop its reclamation works in the West Philippine Sea which damage the marine ecosystem in the area. Holding banners written with the call “China Out of Philippine Seas Now,” about 20 members of the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment […]
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‘China fabricating stories to cover up marine destruction in Spratlys’
Artificial Islands, China, Ecology, Environmental Impact, Food Security, Kalayaan Group of Islands, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysMANILA, Philippines – China is making up stories to cover up the massive destruction to marine life and the environment caused by Chinese reclamation projects in the disputed Spratlys, defense officials said. Peter Paul Galvez, Department of National Defense (DND) spokesman, said China has resorted to concocting lies to defend its illegal and destructive reclamation […]
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South China Sea: Turning Reefs Into Artificial Islands? – Analysis South China Sea: Turning Reefs Into Artificial Islands? – Analysis
Artificial Islands, China, Ecology, Environmental Impact, Fishing Rights, Food Security, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysLarge-scale reclamation work in the South China Sea using living coral reefs as building material is causing severe environmental damage. It is also against international law. By Youna Lyons and Wong Hiu Fung* China’s ongoing reclamation activities in the South China Sea are a cause for environmental concern, given their potential to destroy the little-explored […]
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Beyond the territorial dispute in the South China Sea
Artificial Islands, China, Ecology, Environmental Impact, Fishing Rights, Food Security, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysTHEY are some of the most destructive land reclamation projects in the country. But unlike other planned developments that have become controversial because of their adverse impact on the environment, these are all taking place almost under the radar. China’s land reclamation projects on reefs, islets and rocks in the Spratly Islands—and their impact not […]
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Justice Carpio: China’s reclamation poses ‘national crisis’ for PHL
Artificial Islands, China, Ecology, Environmental Impact, Food Security, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Sovereignty, SpratlysChina’s aggressive reclamation over the West Philippine Sea may result in a national crisis for the Philippines, Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said. In a lecture on Thursday, Carpio explained that China’s efforts, intended to give teeth to its “nine-dashed line” claim over nearly the entirety of the South China Sea, have “grave implications […]
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China & global commons
Artificial Islands, China, Ecology, Envirnonmental Impact, Food Security, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlyWHAT is it to belong to the global commons? Some Filipinos have remained neutral on the issue of territorial and maritime disputes with China. Most of the Filipinos thought that things will pan out to the interests of both parties since we have a shared history what with the Philippines being a haven to Chinese […]
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China’s reclamation can create a national crisis
Artificial Islands, China, Food Security, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysThe elegant Ayuntamiento’s Salon de Baile (Marble Hall) was the setting of last Thursday lecture on the “South China Sea Dispute” by Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Tirol Carpio. As some may recall, the Ayuntamiento, the Old City Hall of Manila, was the Ancestral Home of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial departments of our […]
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Beijing’s South China Sea projects ‘highly disruptive’ to local ecosystems
Artificial Islands, China, Ecology, Environment, Fishing Rights, Food Security, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, SpratlysThe Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said on April 13 that “China’s massive reclamation activities are causing irreversible and widespread damage to the biodiversity and ecological balance of the South China Sea.” It also said that the destruction of coral reef systems resulting from Beijing’s land reclamation projects is estimated to lead to economic losses […]
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Why Specks of Land in the South China Sea Are Fueling Tensions Between Beijing and Its Neighbors
China, Fishing Rights, Food Security, History, John Selden, Mare Clausum, Military Confrontation, Nine Dash Line, Oil, Philippines, Position Paper, Selden Map, South China Sea Dispute, USA, VietnamThey have names like Pigeon Reef, West Sand, Taisho-To, and Scarborough Shoal. Most are no more than outcrops of rock poking out of the sea. Most have never been inhabited. Few have any direct economic value. If not for the perceived fish and oil wealth in the waters around them, the spat over these specks […]
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Victims Under the South China Sea
Artificial Islands, China, Coral Reefs, Ecology, Environment, Food Security, Philippines, Reclamation, SpratlysFiery Cross Reef, a tiny coral dot in the 1.4 million square miles of the South China Sea, wouldn’t seem the most obvious or ecologically sound location for a nearly two-mile-long airstrip. But based on satellite images released last week by Jane’s Defence Weekly, that’s exactly what China seems to be getting ready to build atop it. Such construction […]