A network of development organizations urge President Rodrigo Duterte to “put words into action” by upholding a current policy on the ban of open-pit mining, which they say government mining regulators have recently stated to reverse.
This is the ?latest ?Philippine Eagle Center ?advisory as it ?steps up safety measures to protect the endangered Philippine Eagle and other birds endemic in Mindanao?,? announc?ing?? ?also ?the opening of the center after the temporary closure due to the threat of the avian flu virus outbreak in Pampanga.
The Philippine Eagle Foundation saw the avian flu outbreak in Pampanga as an “extreme danger” to the endangered Philippine Eagle prompting the agency to implement a two-day temporary closure at the Philippine Eagle Center.
Biodiversity conservation regulations should be mandatory and not voluntary to all mining firms operating in the country, an environmental advocacy group said on Tuesday, Aug. 1.
The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) is eyeing to promote raptor conservation to? boost ecotourism ?in ?the city as they host the 10th Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Network Symposium in October here.