{"id":100200,"date":"2017-04-28T03:58:55","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T07:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=100200"},"modified":"2017-04-28T03:58:55","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T07:58:55","slug":"solon-seeks-higher-budget-for-global-biodiversity-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/04\/28\/solon-seeks-higher-budget-for-global-biodiversity-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Solon seeks higher budget for global biodiversity conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A lawmaker at the House of Representatives is batting for increased funding for biodiversity conservation and protection in a global scale. (PNA photo<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2014A lawmaker at the House of Representatives is batting for increased funding for biodiversity conservation and protection in a global scale.<\/p>\n

Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine Ramirez-Sato made the call during the 3rd United Nations Environmental Program (UNDP) Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) workshop in Almaty, Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n

According to a news release issued on Thursday, Sato also urged member-countries of the United Nation to adopt a \u201cwhole-of-government\u201d approach to close the financing gap.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecognizing the urgent requirements to address the continued biodiversity loss in the Philippines and particularly recognizing the massive requirement to secure resources to finance biodiversity plans, programs and projects — a concept comes to my mind — bayanihan,\u201d Sato said in her keynote speech.<\/p>\n

Sato explained the concept of \u201cbayanihan\u201d, which is a collective action having clear-cut roles and responsibilities to achieve a single objective, and this must be appropriately done with the government working in unison.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe spirit of bayanihan is exactly what we want to serve as model for our \u2018whole of government approach\u2019 to \ufb01nancing biodiversity conservation,\u201d Sato said.<\/p>\n

Sato said the Philippines has much to gain in working with its neighbors to strengthen biodiversity conservation and protection.<\/p>\n

According to a Conservation International report in 2014, the Philippines is among the 35 biodiversity hotspots all over the world.<\/p>\n

However, Sato cited that the Philippines also ranked the tenth most threatened biodiversity hotspot in the world based on a sustainability report by writer Natalie Mayer.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll are heavily threatened by habitat loss and degradation, making their conservation crucial to protecting nature for the benefit of all life on earth,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The lady lawmaker said areas for improvement include broader participation from citizens, linking and improved coordination among branches of government, and mobilization of local governments.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, there is no one formula for biodiversity financing. We should continuously identify new and additional sources and mechanism for cooperation and financing biodiversity conservation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Sato is supporting the plan to localize the Philippine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (PBSAP) 2015-2028, as well as effort to close the biodiversity financing gap in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Implementing the PBSAP, the country\u2019s blueprint to biodiversity conservation, will cost the government PHP24 billion a year from 2017 to 2028.<\/p>\n

Current spending of the Philippines for biodiversity conservation stands at PHP5 billion per year, leaving a financing gap of PHP19 billion annually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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