A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy on Palawan island in the Philippines, evidence of a ...

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From 2001 to 2024, Palawan dubbed the country's "last ecological frontier"—lost 219,000 hectares of tree cover, more than any other province, in part due to mining, according to Global Forest Watch.

A recent Supreme Court decision struck down a mining ban in Occidental Mindoro province. Backers remain confident though, and Rosento said the council would stand firm.

"You have to protect the old-growth forest, and it's not being done," she said. From 2001 to 2024, Palawan -- dubbed the country's "last ecological frontier" -- lost 219,000 hectares of tree cover ...

Fruit trees in the forest stopped bearing fruit," the father-of-seven said. A fifth of the Philippines' Indigenous land is covered by mining and exploration permits, according to rights group Global ...