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Palawan mountain now a protected area
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Philippines—President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has declared Mt. Mantalingahan in the southern mainland of Palawan as a protected area, securing some 120,000 hectares of mostly old-growth forest in an area severely threatened by mining projects and illegal logging.
Conservation International Philippines, a nonprofit group that facilitated several years of scientific surveys, consultation with stakeholders, [...]
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