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Mining  in  Samar  

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Sibuyan  Island    

•     GALAPAGOS  OF  ASIA      -­‐  because  of  the  magnificence  of  its  flora  and  fauna  

•     WORLD’S  DENSEST  FOREST        (IdenGfied  by  NaGonal  Museum)  

•     In  a  single  hectare,  1,551  trees  comprising        123  species,    which  54  were  endemic  •     With  131  Species  of  Birds  

•     CENTER  OF  ENDEMISM        (Field  Museum  in  Chicago  Illinois)  

•     35  endangered  and  endemic  species  in  almost  all            barangays  outside  the  protected  areas.  

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Sibuyan  Island    

•     MPSA  (Mineral  ProducGon  Sharing  Agreement)  •   1,580.8010  hectares  approved  •   3,578.4102  hectares  for  applicaGon  

•     EP  (ExploraGon  ApplicaGons)  •   15,046.3687  hectares  for  applicaGon  

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Sibuyan  Island  

MINING  APPLICATIONS!!!  

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The  Island  Ecosystem  

A.   Mangrove  B.   Forest  C.   Coral  

D. Cropland E. Human Settlement F. River/Creek

G.  Seagrass  beds  

The  mining  area  with  open  pit  is  le\er  H.    B2  represents  denuded  forest.      The  darker  Gnt  of  the  coral  reef  at  the  le_  side  represents  dead  corals.  

 (Alan  White,  Author  of  Philippine  Coral  Reefs:  A  Natural  History  Guide)  

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Increasing  Intensity  of  typhoons  and  precipita8on  (1945-­‐2006)  

Source:  PAGASA  

A  total  of  1128  tropical  cyclones  entered  the  PAR  and  56  %  of  this  tropical  cyclone  reached  typhoon  intensity.    Each  year,  the  Philippines  is  hit  by  an  average  of  20  typhoons.    

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Rapu Rapu

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Fish  Killing  in  Rapu-­‐Rapu  (2005,  2007)  

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Mining  in  Samar