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Women, children most vulnerable to environmental destruction: Greenpeace
Jakarta Globe - March 6, 2017
"What's happening in Kalimantan is that expansions for logging areas are still taking place, communities are still being displaced and the losers are not just men, but also women," Greenpeace campaigner for energy and climate Hindun Mulaika said.
According to her, female farmers suffer the most when their lands are taken away, as they are left with no income and no money to feed their family. Their children may also have to leave school with no money to cover their tuition fees.
One of the worst cases of this sort in Indonesia is happening in Central Java's Rembang district where development for new cement factories has not only evicted women from their homes, but also restricted their access to clean water.
"We need to voice out these women's environmental rights. All communities have the right to live in clean environments," Hindun said.
She also called out coal-powered power plants with their astronomically high carbon emissions for causing untold environmental damage.
"Pollution is especially dangerous for pregnant women and children," she added. "In big cities, most of the pollution is caused by power plants and cars."
In Jakarta, pollution level is 4.5 times higher than the threshold set by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Source: http://jakartaglobe.id/news/women-children-most-vulnerable-to-climate-change-greenpeace/.
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