Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining

Brookes Point, Philippines (AFP) July 2, 2025
A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame. "They told us before the start of their operations that it wouldn't affect us, but the effects are undeniable now," Tambiling told AFP. "Pangolins, warthogs, birds are disappearing. Flowers as well." A biodiversity ho