EROPA Bulletin
Vol. 35 Nos. 1-2 (January-June 2014)
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A-FAB, EROPA join experts’ meeting...
Meanwhile, in a video conference, Ms. Sofia Tsenkli 8. More progressive and united positioning of ASEAN
of Greenpeace International discussed the experiences
in the UNFCCC negotiations;
of the EU-based Greenpeace Political and Business 9. Information and knowledge sharing and capacityUnit in averting environmental degradation in the
building on good adaptation and climate resilienceEuropean Union. In her discussion, she pointed out the
building policies, practices and programs; and
environmental impacts of extractive industries in the 10. Regional policies aimed at concretizing a low carbon
EU, and how these issues were addressed.
development path for ASEAN and its Members.
In a post-meeting statement, A-FAB, EROPA and
other partner organizations pressed for an ASEAN
economic integration that ensures environmental
sustainability. In particular, it called for the following
recommendations:
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Among the participants of the said event are
representatives from Ateneo De Manila University,
Greenpeace, National University of Singapore,
Myanmar University, Myanmar Climate Change Watch,
Indonesia Legal Resource Center, International Institute
for Sustainable Development, Focus on Global South,
Enhanced regional cooperation for the protection Oxfam GROW East Asia, University of the Philippines
and conservation of the remaining forests and peat Los Baños, Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for
lands of the region—the lungs of Southeast Asia, Community Empowerment (SEARICE), Development
whose
preservation is critical for stabilizing the of Human Resources in Rural Asia (AsiaDHRRA),
global climate;
and the National Confederation of Small Farmers and
Implementation tools, such as a common or trans- Fishers Organizations (PAKISAMA).
boundary mechanism to establish, monitor and
undertake environmental impact assessments A-FAB is a partnership organization led by Greenpeace
(EIAs) and strategic impact assessments (SEAs), Southeast Asia and Oxfam, which aims to strengthen
guide by the Precautionary Principle, Right-to- the position of the Association of South East Asian
Know and standards of international environmental Nations (ASEAN) at the United Nations Framework
laws, to protect the environment from extractive Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and avert
and destructive business operations;
climate change impacts in