THE private sector has pressed government to grant tax incentives to the mining sector's investments in large scale bamboo plantations that will help boost watershed conservation, disaster risk reduction, and generate as much as $3 billion in long-term revenue.

Bamboo propagation and mining sector advocates from the Junction Ridge Resources Development Corp. (JRRDC) and the Kilusang 5K (Kawayan: Kalikasan, Kabuhayan, Kaunlaran, Kinabukasan) said bamboo planting will be the best antidote to pervading criticisms thrown on mining.

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