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Safeguarding Our Coast- When There’s a Petrochemical Plant
Planned to be Built on Wetlands
Taiwan Environmental Information Association
許惠婷 Hui-Ting Hsu
行動是知識的實踐
Action!That brings Hope.
Concern!Do something good
for the earth.
Information!Be aware and care about
the environment.
Taiwan Environmental Information Association - TEIA
Environmental Trust Center Eco-working holidays Against Miramar Resort Marathon for pink dolphin
Here we are~
Safeguarding our Coast
Inappropriate Development and Constructions
Marine Debris Overfishing-Fishery Collapse
Safeguarding the Coast
Development vs Conservation?
DaCheng Wetlands
• Largest wetland in Taiwan, 210km2
• 6 km wide (in low tide)
• IBA (A1,A4i)• Habitat of sea birds
and pink dolphin
• Not known until 2002• ETS population<100 in 2005• Long and narrow living area
Pink dolphin (Sousa chinensis)
Development vs Conservation?
KuoKuang Petrochemical • 1988~2011• 8th Naphtha
Cracking Plant in Taiwan
• 8km form 6th NCP • 80km2
• Land reclamation• Benefit 51.6 billion
NT
photos by Changhua Coast Conservation Action
6th NCP
Kuo Kuang Petrochemical
海埔地
濁水 River
蚵架
What kind of development do we want?
DaCheng Wetlands
• 360 years history of oyster farming, important farm
• Fishing, fishpond aquaculture, do not impose great impacts on bird habitat and movements
• Agricultural production value : 2nd highest
What kind of development do we want?
KuoKuang Petrochemical • Refinery: 450,000
barrels per day• Annual CO2
emissions: 12 million tons
• Sewage discharge: 13 million tons per day
• Water usage volume: 37 million tons
• increase health risk• Social cost: 53.9
billion
Buy a patch of land, help save a dolphin!
NT100(USD3) per m2 < NT119 per m2
Chose a patch from the area of “sunset” ,“sea wind” , “Periophthalmus” , “fiddler crab”
Land Trust
ChangHua Environmental Protection Union
Taiwan Environmental Information association
Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association, Taiwan
Homemakers United Foundation Society of wilderness
Local and famous national groups
Started Apr 2010, 30,000 people joined in 3 months ; now 70,000 signed to buy a patch
Land Trust as a way of public participation ->national public movement
Oliver Maurice visit Dacheng
Declared the land trust application to the government together with local NGOs
INTO in the movement
Public Movement-people of different backgrounds
Youth
Green Party Taiwan
Local Fishermen
Doctors, scientists
The future generation
Public Movement-people of different backgrounds
artists, poets and writers
Public Movement-people of different backgrounds
The Goddess of Sea in local religion The pink dolphins are also called Mazu fish Mazu Procession- one of 3 largest religious festivals
Combine religion and conservation -Mazu
On Earth Day 2011, President Ma declared the government would not support Kuokuang petrochemical be built at Dacheng.
Victory!!
fisherman’s group and conservation NGOs – A new alliance!
There’re always more we can do
Keep in touch with the shareholders
It’s not the end
National Important Wetland – Still working
Important habitat for pink dolphin – still working
Wetland Act – passed 2013 June
We will stand together to protect the environment
Malaysia againstKuoKuang
What we want – Eco-friendly thatched cottage with Wi-Fi ?
Taiwan Coast Networkcoast.e-info.org.tw
We are still fighting against inappropriate developments, create a sustainable future for everyone and all creatures
Contact info: [email protected]