Philippine groups slam ‘cruel Christmas gift’ as open-pit mining ban is lifted

Mongabay
Jan 11, 2022, 7:06 am483 ptsHot
MINDANAO, Philippines — For environmental groups in the Philippines, 2021 went out with a big blow: on Dec. 23, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reversed a 4-year-old ban on open-pit metal mining. The order, issued by Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, a retired military general,…

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