Gobal warming campaign launched in the Pacific
26 September, 2000
A coalition of non-government organisations in the Pacific has
launched a campaign demanding action from Pacific leaders to
reduce global warming.
The campaign aims to give the World Wide Fund for Nature,
Greenpeace and the Pacific Concerns Resource Centre a stronger
voice at the international climate change summit to be held at
The Hague, in November.
World Wide Fund for Nature spokesman Cedric Schuster says it
wants to get as many signatures on petitions as possible from
Pacific islanders.
He says these petitions will be presented to the Heads of
Governments at the Pacific Islands Forum in Kiribati next month.
Under the Kyoto Protocol, industrialised nations are charged with
reducing their greenhouse emissions by 60-80 percent.
Greenpeace says unless industrialised nations reduce their
greenhouse emissions, fragile ecosystems like coral reefs in the
Pacific, will continue to be threatened by climate change.
News by Radio Australia
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