MAKAKALIKASAN strongly condemns the lifting of the nationwide ban on open-pit mining by Secretary Cimatu and the DENR. In the face of the worsening impacts of climate change, we believe allowing open-pit mining is a wrong policy for the country. Open-pit mining is the most destructive form of mining and destroys ecosystems for good starting from upstream down to the lowland and all the way to our waterways and marine & coastal communities. Extreme weather conditions causing massive flooding, extended and more severe droughts coupled with sea-level rise puts massive pressure on our already devastated ecosystems. Instead of destroying more; like what open-pit mining will cause, we should instead protect, rehabilitate and conserve as many of our ecosystems as possible.
We will support any and all protests and other actions to oppose this shortsighted decision. JOIN to ACT: Reclaiming Natural Resource Patrimony | Facebook Read the original article here: DENR lifts ban on open-pit mining; anti-mining alliance reactscnnphilippines.com/news/2021/12/28/DENR-lifts-ban-on-open-pit-mining.html
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