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7M hectares of Philippine land are forested — and that’s bad news The country has been vulnerable to massive flooding linked to deforestation. The coronavirus pandemic is also a catastrophe that arose from populations occupying wild animal habitats. BY KAROL ILAGAN May 12, 2021 | 02:04:00 PM Key findings: Forest loss persists in the Philippines even with a log ban and protection laws in place. Forest cover has remained the same since the first Aquino administration as losses in some parts of ...

7M hectares of Philippine land is forested — and that’s bad news The country has been vulnerable to massive flooding linked to deforestation. The coronavirus pandemic is also a catastrophe that arose from populations occupying wild animal habitats. BY KAROL ILAGAN May 12, 2021 | 02:04:00 PM Key findings: Forest loss persists in the Philippines even with a log ban and protection laws in place. Forest cover has remained the same since the first Aquino administration as losses in some parts of t...

7M hectares of Philippine land are forested — and that’s bad news The country has been vulnerable to massive flooding linked to deforestation. The coronavirus pandemic is also a catastrophe that arose from populations occupying wild animal habitats. BY KAROL ILAGAN May 12, 2021 | 02:04:00 PM Key findings: Forest loss persists in the Philippines even with a log ban and protection laws in place. Forest cover has remained the same since the first Aquino administration as losses in some parts of ...

Romanian Nationalists Weave Xenophobic Parable From Poaching Death Of 'Arthur The Bear' May 10, 2021 17:04 GMT Share share Print BUCHAREST -- Ascendant right-wing populists in Romania have seized on the illegal trophy killing of a brown bear ascribed to Liechtenstein's royal family to blame "foreigners" as the driving factor in the country's social and economic woes. Romanians and outside ecological groups were outraged by reports last week that Prince Emanuel -- a nephew of Liechtenstein's reigning Prince Hans-Adam II who lives in Austria -- had killed the massive male bear, nicknamed "Arthu...

Ecuadoran water fund transforms consumers into conservationists by Dimitri Selibas on 4 May 2021 The Regional Water Fund of Southern Ecuador (FORAGUA) operates in 14 municipalities, serving 500,000 residents, and has restored 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) of land and put an additional 337,000 hectares (833,000 acres) under conservation. By 2030, the fund aims to work in 39 municipalities, serving 1 million people and conserving 600,000 hectares (1.48 million acres) of land. A pilot project to incentivize landowners to rewild their properties and take up alternative livelihoods shows that wher...