US environmentalists fete GMA for Coral Triangle efforts
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(philstar.com) Updated April 14, 2010 04:56 PM
MANILA, Philippines – A group of conservationists based in the US has
feted President Arroyo in recognition of her forefront efforts and
advocacies in support of the Coral Triangle Initiative.
The International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF) presented the
ICCF Teddy Roosevelt International Conservation Award to Mrs. Arroyo
during a simple ceremony at the Capitol Hill’s Cannon House in
Washington, D.C.
The ICCF has become a major donor organization for environmental
activities worldwide.
The Coral Triangle is a marine region largely in the Pacific covering
76 percent of world marine species in the territories of the
Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
and Timor Leste.
In the vast coral region, Mrs. Arroyo has advocated and spearheaded a
multi-nation effort to preserve and protect marine resources so as to
ensure stable marine food resources while doing sustainable
environmental protection.
In her acceptance message, she said that as the leader of 85 million
Filipinos spread over 7,100 islands, her first responsibility is to
provide the people especially the poor with food and resources which
she said can be done by harmonizing economic growth and the needs of
healthy environment.
She joins three other world personalities who had received the ICCF
Award: Rob Portman, director of the US Office of Management and Budget
(1960); former British Prime Minister Tony Blair of Great Britain
(2007); and Prince Albert II of Monaco (2009).
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