Philippine cockatoo’s last refuge in peril
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Endangered cockatoo amid a storm
Biologist Peter Widmann and his conservation group the Katala Foundation Inc. (KFI) has added their voice to the chorus of groups opposing the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Rasa Island in Narra town, two hours south of Puerto Princesa City, saying the facility would pose dangers to the habitat of the nearly extinct…
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Conservationists mount signature drive vs coal-fired power plant in Palawan
Puerto Princesa City, Philippines-Conservation groups mounted a signature campaign to stop a planned construction of a coal-fired power facility beside Rasa island in southern Palawan, which is considered as the last remaining habitat of the critically endangered Philippine Cockatoo. Please find the full press release online.
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Petitions against coal plant near Rasa Cockatoo Sanctuary mounts
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY – Nearly 70,000 signatures here and abroad have been gathered petitioning the Chair of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development, Gov. Abraham Kahlil Mitra, to revert its decision against the proposal of the construction and operation of the DMCI coal power plant in Panacan, Narra, Palawan, Philippines. Most of the signatories are…
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Narra celebrates earth day against proposed DMCI-coal power plant
NARRA, PALAWAN – An online petition against the coal-fired power plant in Narra is launched on April 22 in Narra for Earth Day celebration. “Nagtayo kami ng petisyon at nakapagkalap na po kami ng signatures na sa ngayon po ay nasa dalawang libo na para tutulan ang coal-fired power plant na iyan sa Panacan” (We…
