Haribon chief decries continuing deforestation

By Bella Cariaso

Nov 21, 2022 12:21 am

ENVIRONMENT group Haribon Foundation Chief Operating Officer Anna Varona said that at least 7,517 deforestation alerts were recorded in a span of two weeks as illegal logging activities persist in the country.

Appearing in SMNI's 'Business and Politics' program hosted by The Manila Times Chairman and CEO Dante 'Klink' Ang 2nd, Varona cited the data from the Global Forest which showed that between Nov. 6 and Nov. 13, 2022, at least 7,517 deforestation warnings covering at least 92 hectares were recorded.

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