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Senate Bill No. 2580 – Indigenous Community Conserved Areas Act of 2014

January 22, 2015

AN ACT PROTECTING AND STRENGTHENING THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY CONSERVED AREAS, RECOGNIZING THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, ESTABLISHING FOR THE PURPOSE THE NATIONAL ICCA REGISTRY, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Scope: National
Legislative status: Pending in the Committee (1/26/2015)
http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=16&q=SBN-2580
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SBN-2580 (as filed)

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Legarda Calls For Climate Action And Climate Cooperation In Meet With Nicolas Hulot, France’s Special Climate Envoy

January 22, 2015

Senator Loren Legarda today said she looks forward to French President Francois Hollande’s forthcoming visit to the Philippines, which is expected to tackle Philippine-French cooperation on climate action.
Legarda made the statement following her meeting with the Special Envoy of the French President for the Protection of the Planet, Mr. Nicolas Hulot, who said that President Hollande is very keen on working with the Philippine Government to ensure that the COP 21 or the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in […]

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Senate Adopts Legarda’s Reso on Review of UN Peacekeeping Operations

January 22, 2015

Senator Loren Legarda today said that the Senate has adopted on Wednesday (January 21) Senate Resolution No. 1044, which affirms the Senate’s support to the review of the United Nations’ peacekeeping operations and special political missions.
Legarda, who filed the Resolution, said that a review of the UN’s peacekeeping operations is needed in light of new challenges and changes in the geopolitical landscape and risks faced by UN international missions.
“In August last year, our Filipino peacekeepers who were conducting their mission […]

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Senate adopts reso on review of UN peacekeeping missions

January 22, 2015

The Senate has adopted Senate Resolution No. 1044 affirming its support to the review of the United Nations (UN’s) peacekeeping operations and special political missions.
Sen. Loren Legarda, author of the resolution, said a review is needed in light of new challenges and changes in the geopolitical landscape and risks faced by UN international missions.
Legarda cited an experience of Filipino peacekeepers who were conducting in August last year their mission at Golan Heights in Syria.
The Filipino peacekeepers were forced to defend […]

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Legarda Meets With French Envoy for Environment

January 21, 2015

Senator Loren Legarda will meet with Mr. Nicolas Hulot, Special Envoy of the French President for the Protection of the Planet, on January 22, 2015 to discuss climate-related issues, including Philippine-French coordination in preparation for the COP 21 or the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, France.
 
“This year’s UN Climate Change Conference in Paris is very crucial as nations are set to adopt a binding and universal climate agreement that will take effect in 2020. As the host […]

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