Wetlands International nagbabala laban sa paggalugad ng yelo sa Ligawasan Marsh

Nagbabala ang Wetlands International Philippines noong Lunes, Marso 30, laban sa muling paggalugad ng langis at gas sa Ligawasan Marsh dahil sa krisis sa enerhiya mula sa Middle East. Sinabi ng grupo na maaaring magdulot ito ng kontaminasyon, pagbaha, at paglabas ng carbon sa isa sa pinakamahalagang wetland sa bansa. Hinikayat nila ang pamahalaan na bigyang-diin ang renewable energy sa halip na magbukas ng maagap na mga ecosystem.

Naglabas ng pahayag ang Wetlands International Philippines laban sa muling paggalugad ng yelo at gas sa Ligawasan Marsh, ang pinakamalaking swamp sa south-central Mindanao. Ayon sa grupo, ang hindi reguladong pagkuha ay maaaring sirain ang biodiversity, dagdagan ang pagbaha, at palayain ang carbon na nakatago sa ecosystem.

"Liguasan Marsh ay isang irreplaceable ecological system... ito ay lifeline para sa komunidad, wildlife, at climate resilience namin," sabi ni Dr. Annadel Cabanban, country manager ng grupo. Ayon sa Bangsamoro environment ministry noong 2025, may mahigit 3,000 species ang natuklasan sa biodiversity assessment.

Ang babala ay dahil sa energy crisis mula sa February 28 US-Israel attacks sa Iran na nagdisrupt ng oil supply, na humantong sa state of national energy emergency ni President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Noong 2023, nagsimula ang SK Liguasan Oil and Gas Corporation ng drilling sa Cotabato Basin sa ilalim ng kontrata ng Department of Energy para sa 72,000 hectares.

Hinikayat ng Wetlands International ang thorough environmental assessments at consultations bago anumang exploration. Binanggit din nila ang regional renewable initiatives tulad ng solar sa Vietnam at microgrids sa Indonesia bilang mga modelo para sa just energy transition.

"We cannot afford to damage an ecosystem that safeguards us from floods, supports fisheries, and stores vast amounts of carbon," dagdag ni Cabanban.

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