source: http://www.woc2009.org/Leaders_declaration.pdf
Manado, N Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Six heads of state/government participating in the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit signed a declaration here on Friday approving the CTI.
The six heads of state/government signing the declaration were Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Timor Leste President Ramos Horta, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Derek Sikua, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
In his speech President Yudhoyono said he welcomed the declaration as an ambitious government-level action plan to preserve marine resources.
He said the aim of the CTI Summit was opening up a brighter future for the next generation in the region.
He said 17 years ago when the East Summit was first held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, world leaders did not sign any deal for the preservation of oceans which cover 72 percent of the earth.
"That is why we are gathering here now to prevent the destruction of the riches and safeguard them for the next generation," he said.
President Yudhoyono considered preserving ocean riches a moral obligation for future generation.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Derek Sikua meanwhile said on the occasion that with the signing of the declaration the CTI was not longer an idea and a concept but a real action.
Philippine President Arroyo said the declaration confirmed the committment of the six countries to protect the sea and find harmonious relationship between life and the environment.
President Ramos Horta underlined the importance of the commitment with regard to protecting the sea from illegal fishing and climate change.
Prime Minister Somare said the CTI declaration was a positive solution to prevent natural degradation in the region.
Malaysian Prime Minister Razak meanwhile considered the declaration a political commitment for marine preservation.
Under the cooperation the six countries located on the 5.7 million square kilometers area agreed to coordinate protection of marine resources.
With its width only two percent of the world`s ocean, the Coral Triangle is home to 76 percent of the world`s known coral species.
The region is full of various fish species because of its coral diversity.
More than 120 million people directly depend their livelihood on the riches of the sea in the region.
The invaluable resources however are now under threat due to climate change, overfishing, illegal fishing, unsustainable coastal development and pollution.
All of them have caused a fish supply decline and destruction of mangrove forests in a large scale and degradation of coral system.
The six countries had answered the challenges by agreeing to develop an action plan to implement the initiative.
In the next few years to come the countries would cooperate with their partners to implement the strategy in sea conservation, sustainable marine resource management, protection of endangered species and adapting to climate change.
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The six heads of state/government signing the declaration were Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Timor Leste President Ramos Horta, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Derek Sikua, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
In his speech President Yudhoyono said he welcomed the declaration as an ambitious government-level action plan to preserve marine resources.
He said the aim of the CTI Summit was opening up a brighter future for the next generation in the region.
He said 17 years ago when the East Summit was first held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, world leaders did not sign any deal for the preservation of oceans which cover 72 percent of the earth.
"That is why we are gathering here now to prevent the destruction of the riches and safeguard them for the next generation," he said.
President Yudhoyono considered preserving ocean riches a moral obligation for future generation.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Derek Sikua meanwhile said on the occasion that with the signing of the declaration the CTI was not longer an idea and a concept but a real action.
Philippine President Arroyo said the declaration confirmed the committment of the six countries to protect the sea and find harmonious relationship between life and the environment.
President Ramos Horta underlined the importance of the commitment with regard to protecting the sea from illegal fishing and climate change.
Prime Minister Somare said the CTI declaration was a positive solution to prevent natural degradation in the region.
Malaysian Prime Minister Razak meanwhile considered the declaration a political commitment for marine preservation.
Under the cooperation the six countries located on the 5.7 million square kilometers area agreed to coordinate protection of marine resources.
With its width only two percent of the world`s ocean, the Coral Triangle is home to 76 percent of the world`s known coral species.
The region is full of various fish species because of its coral diversity.
More than 120 million people directly depend their livelihood on the riches of the sea in the region.
The invaluable resources however are now under threat due to climate change, overfishing, illegal fishing, unsustainable coastal development and pollution.
All of them have caused a fish supply decline and destruction of mangrove forests in a large scale and degradation of coral system.
The six countries had answered the challenges by agreeing to develop an action plan to implement the initiative.
In the next few years to come the countries would cooperate with their partners to implement the strategy in sea conservation, sustainable marine resource management, protection of endangered species and adapting to climate change.
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Attachment: Leaders_declaration.pdf
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