Waigeo, The Lost Paradise
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The Raja Ampat archipelago, a region with perhaps the highest marine biodiversity in the world "a surfers paradise" a destination proposed as a world heritage site for its unique ecosystem. But today Raja Ampat is under extreme pressure, where nickel mining is turning the sea.

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Wakumoro - Oase on Muna
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Such a small spring on karst area on a beautiful small island. Is it important to the livelihood ?

PEMSEA and HP Philippines present the EAS Congress Regional Photo Contest with the theme, "The Coast, The Ocean, My Community."

Contest entries should demonstrate local actions/implementation and good practices in sustainable coastal and ocean protection, development and management. Entries can show local and national initiatives that address natural and man-made hazard prevention and management; habitat protection, restoration and management; water use and supply management; food security and livelihood management and pollution reduction and waste management.

The contest is open to nationals of the East Asian region, and is divided into three (3) categories:

• Youth category - for amateur practitioners who are college students or young professionals, between 18 and 25 years of age.
• Hobbyist/Amateur category - for amateur practitioners, beyond 25 years of age, who pursue photography outside of his/her regular occupation, engaged primarily for personal fulfillment.
• Professional category - professional practitioners who derive income from the sale of photographs and/or provision of photographic services.

Rabu, 8 Oktober 2008, pemerintah DKI Jakarta kembali melakukan aksi brutal dengan membakari dan menghancurkan tenda tenda hunian sederhana yang digunakan para warga. Sedikitnya ada 500 KK yang masih bertahan di taman BMW paska gusuran pertama (24/8/2008). Mereka tidak mendapat perlindungan apa apa dari pemerintah DKI dan harus bertahan karena bingung harus pindah kemana. Apa yang pemerintah DKI lakukan ini jelas sebuah pelanggaran HAM keras dan merupakan sebuah tindakan kejahatan atas nilai kemanusian yang juga menjadi dasar negara ini berdiri. Pemerintah semestinya WAJIB MENJAMIN dan MELINDUNGI HAK HIDUP seluruh warga negaranya tanpa terkecuali. Untuk itu, pemerintah DKI Jakarta harus bertanggung jawab atas seluruh pelanggaran HAM dan kejahatan yang telah terjadi di Taman BMW, serta segera memenuhi seluruh kebutuhan para korban baik tempat tinggal (papan), pangan, kesehatan, pendidikan, atau singkat nya seluruh kebutuhan dasar hidup para korban. Sekali lagi, PEMERINTAH DKI JAKARTA HARUS BERTANGGUNG JAWAB ATAS TINDAKAN PENGGUSURAN YANG TERJADI DI TAMAN BMW, lebih luas.. nya MENJAMIN TERPENUHINYA HAK HAK HIDUP (DASAR) SEMUA WARGA KOTA JAKARTA. MERDEKA UNTUK SEMUA !!

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Global climate change is happening now. Developing countries and particularly the world's poorest people are affected first and worst by changes of climate and extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, heat waves, and rising sea levels. The Social Development Department of the World Bank is taking the lead to build a greater understanding of how climate change affects people's lives and communities around the world, especially in developing countries, and of what can be done to reduce their vulnerability and build climate resilience.

Transcript of the Call for Submission Video: English; Chinese; Español; Français

Vulnerability Exposed: Social Dimensions of Climate Change is a competition of 2-5 minute documentaries that highlight the social aspects of climate change as experienced and/or observed by the film-makers. This short-documentary contest is a follow-up to our landmark March 2008 International Workshop on the Social Dimensions of Climate Change (read the story about the Workshop). We hope to receive submissions which creatively showcase the implications of climate change for conflict, migration, urban space, rural institutions, drylands, social policy, indigenous peoples, gender, governance, forests and/or human rights.

There are two award categories:
1) Social Dimensions of Climate Change Award (general category) and
2) Young Voices of Climate Change Award (youth category).
The general category is open to everyone; the youth category is open to entries submitted by filmmakers who are under 24 years old. Award winners will be chosen through a combination of public voting and a judging panel. The film with the most public votes in each theme category will receive honorable mention.

The Award Winners will receive an all expenses paid trip to Washington, DC for a screening of their film and will have the opportunity to attend a series of networking and learning events organized by the Social Development Department of the World Bank in December, 2008. Get more details about the contest! = > Click here to read the contest details.

Read the Press Release: English; العربية,; 中文; Español; Français

THE SUBMISSION PERIOD ENDS 11:59PM (US ET) ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2008

SUBMIT YOUR FILM TODAY! = > CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR FILM

Climate change is not just destroying our planet - it is threatening the very survival of communities, cultures and languages. Indigenous and minority communities across the world have an unique and close relationship with nature, and because their livelihoods often depend on the environment they are amongst the worst affected by climate change.

UN member states are locked in negotiations to get a climate change deal through by 2009, but indigenous and minority communities have been left out of these crucial negotiations.

Their voices must be heard.

Please join our campaign - a show of hands for communities combating climate change

Click here to take action now

Thank you for your support.

Farah Mihlar
MRG Campaigns team
mail: showofhands@mrgmail.org

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MRG is a registered charity no. 282305, and has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and observer status with the African Commission for Human and Peoples' Rights.