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By razing trees for flood defenses, a Philippine city may have raised its risk
By Mongabay.com Flood-mitigation infrastructure built in the southern Philippines for more than $100 million by clearing native vegetation could exacerbate flood risk in the future, reports Mongabay’s ...
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Philippine Indigenous communities restore a mountain forest to prevent urban flooding
On the slopes of Mount Kalatungan, a protected area on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, rows of robusta ...