MINING companies should keep pockets of biodiversity or forest ecosystems within their mining tenements intact for the purpose of wildlife conservation. Theresa Mundita S. Lim, executive director of the Asean Centre for Biodiversity, said these pockets of biodiversity can provide safe haven to plant and animal wildlife during mining operations,…
MINING companies should keep pockets of biodiversity or forest ecosystems within their mining tenements intact for the purpose of wildlife conservation.
A former director of the Biodiversity Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources , Lim was invited as one of the panel of experts to talk about biodiversity conservation in mining areas. “Any industry development effort should translate to sustainable economic development, particularly to impact communities. PNIA members have consistently demonstrated how we deliver beyond compliance to uphold the welfare of our host communities and to progressively rehabilitate the environment,” Bravo said.
This means that during mining operations, areas that have already been mined out should be rehabilitated, while the company is starting to extract minerals in other areas.
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