The government needs to cancel quarrying agreements and halt illegal construction around the Masungi Georeserve in Baras, Rizal, and focus on conserving the area, civil society organizations said. READ:
Over 30 heads of environmental organizations and educational institutions signed a joint statement seeking an end to such activity at Masungi and the Upper Marikina Watershed, which they said risks degrading the environment around the portion of the Sierra Madre range to the east of Metro Manila.
The joint statement urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to immediately cancel Mineral Production Sharing Agreements in force within the Upper Marikina Watershed. “It is ironic and disheartening that instead of canceling the quarrying agreements and removing illegal permanent structures, there are now threats of removing the award-winning reforestation work of the Masungi Georeserve Foundation in the area,” it added.
Among the signatories are environmental lawyer Antonio A. Oposa, former Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward S. Hagedorn, Manila Observatory Executive Director Jose Ramon T. Villarin, Wild Bird Club President Michael C. Lu, and United Nations Environment Programme Goodwill Ambassador Antoinette F. Taus, among others.
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