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According to environmental group Alyansa Tigil Mina, the law "legitimizes the plunder of our national patrimony," and that the "situation will only worsen if ChaCha prospers and transnational corporations are allowed to act with impunity." [27] Illegal logging occurs in the Philippines [28] and intensifies flood damage in some areas. [29]
Illegal logging occurs in the Philippines [26] and intensifies flood damage in some areas. [27] According to scholar Jessica Mathews, short-sighted policies by the Filipino government have contributed to the high rate of deforestation: [28] The government regularly granted logging concessions of less than ten years.
In addition, unemployment increased forcing many locals into illegal logging to maintain their livelihoods. [14] More seriously, however, over 1000 CBFMs were cancelled by the DENR nationwide by 2003, [14] resulting in loss of livelihood and forest destruction in former CBFM areas in the Philippines. [5]
Oposa v. Factoran, G.R. No. 101083, 224 S.C.R.A. 792 (1993), alternatively titled Minors Oposa v.Factoran or Minors Oposa, is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the Philippines recognizing the doctrine of intergenerational responsibility on the environment in the Philippine legal system.
The Mindanao hornbill (Penelopides affinis), also known as the Mindanao tarictic hornbill, is a medium-small species of hornbill found in the canopy of rainforests on Mindanao, Dinagat, Siargao and Basilan in the southern Philippines. All five Philippine tarictics were once considered a single species.
Forestry laws are intended to protect resources and prevent forest clearing, logging, hunting, and collecting vegetation. [6] However, there are no clear limitations set within these laws in regards to allowable cuts, harvesting rotations, and minimum harvesting diameters.
The Bicol Natural Park faces threats from illegal logging, firewood collection, charcoal production and human encroachment. [1] In 1992, with the passage of the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act (NIPAS), a total of 738 families were evicted from the park and were transferred to resettlement sites in Labo and Camarines Sur.
The Allah Valley (at times also spelled Alah) is a large valley of the Allah River in the provinces of South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat on the island of Mindanao, Philippines. It is formed by the Roxas-Matulas Range in the north and the Daguma Mountain Range in the south. [1] It is accessible via the Allah Valley Airport in Surallah, South ...