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==Bamboo project== | |||
*Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/336836/bamboo-project | |||
*October 6, 2011, 4:29pm | |||
:By (PNA) DCT/FFC/AVE | |||
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — Some 200 members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) have undergone a one-day training on bamboo production conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources at the MNLF headquarters in Koronadal City. | |||
DENR Regional Director Alfredo Pascual said the MNLF members coming from the various regions in Mindanao were lectured on how to raise bamboo plantations not only as means of their livelihood but as well as to help mitigate soil erosion and climate change. | |||
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The proposed mining area reportedly hosts the largest underdeveloped copper and gold deposits in Southeast Asia. | The proposed mining area reportedly hosts the largest underdeveloped copper and gold deposits in Southeast Asia. | ||
SMI, which is controlled by global mining player Xstrata Copper, is currently trying to acquire an environmental clearance certificate for its planned operations, which was set to begin by 2016. | SMI, which is controlled by global mining player Xstrata Copper, is currently trying to acquire an environmental clearance certificate for its planned operations, which was set to begin by 2016. | ||
==Weather Equipment== | ==Weather Equipment== | ||