The natural forests of Palawan are home to many endemic plant and animal species not found elsewhere in the country, including 1 amphibian species, 27 bird species, 19 mammal species, and 24 reptile species, as well as at least 1,700 plant species. Reforestation 33 years after clearing forests for mining does not restore the original biodiversity and many species may already be threatened or extinct. The Save Palawan Movement advocates prohibiting mining in key biodiversity areas like Palawan to protect endangered flora and fauna that have taken millions of years to evolve.

1. The natural forests of Palawan
are home to countless species
not found anywhere else
in the country.
1 species of
1 27 species
amphibians of birds
at least 1,700
at least 1,700
19 species of mammals plant species
plant species
and 24 species of reptiles
TREE-PLANTING WILL NOT BRING THEM BACK.
Especially when you do it 33 years after you cut the forest down.
Reforestation is not the same as protecting biodiversity. The Save Palawan Movement advocates No to Mining in Palawan and other key biodiversity areas in the
Philippines precisely because once you bulldoze a forest to make way for mining, you kill off all the flora and fauna in it. These are species that have taken millions of
years to evolve, many of which are already threatened by now. And when a mining company brags about reforesting an area 33 years after they bulldozed it, you have
to wonder whether they’re just trying to shore up their image in preparation for expansion to other natural forest areas.
Are we going to be short-sighted enough to allow this?
Sign the petition by going to www.no2mininginPalawan.com
or texting NO2MINING<name>/<age>/<location> and send to 2366.
Sender shall be charged P2.50 per text.
View ‘The Price Palawan is paying for mining’ on www.youtube.com.
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