Philippines: Genuine Mining Moratorium Needed To Heal Our Environment, Says Environmental Group

Philippines: Genuine Mining Moratorium Needed To Heal Our Environment, Says Environmental Group   “President Aquino should implement a nationwide moratorium on new large scale foreign mining projects and operations to save our environment from further destruction. Better yet, he should issue an administrative order similar to what he did on the logging moratorium,” said environmental activist group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment.   Kalikasan PNE, in partnership with Defend...

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