Cases / Mining · Philippines · 2021
Philippines lifts nine-year moratorium on new mining permits
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Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
In April 2021 the Philippines lifted a nine-year moratorium on new mining permits, Mongabay reported. The sources reviewed do not name the areas or companies affected.
What?
The Philippines lifted a nine-year moratorium on new mining permits. Mongabay
Where?
Philippines (national) Mongabay
When?
April 2021 Mongabay
Who?
Gained
- Mining sector — New mining permits possible again Mongabay
Lost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Presidential action lifting the moratorium on new mining permits. Mongabay
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What happened
The record, in order.
Mongabay reported in April 2021 that President Duterte had lifted the ban on new mining permits in the Philippines.
The moratorium had lasted nine years before it was lifted, according to the same report.
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Lawsuits and rulings
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What we don't know
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Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not name the areas, permits or companies affected by the lifting.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not state the environmental effects of the lifting.
Did the harm stop?
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Who paid?
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Sources
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