Several groups express their support for Masungi Georeserve Foundation Inc. amid a possible cancellation of Masungi’s 2017 contract that would reforest hectares of land in Rizal
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Recently, DENR Secretary Toni Yulo-Loyzaga said they are bound to cancel their 2017 contract with the MGFI as it wasbecause of the provision that gave the MGFI “perpetual land trust for conservation.” “Cancelling the contract would not only undermine years of hard-fought progress but also set a dangerous precedent for conservation projects in the Philippines,” Wild Bird Club of the Philippines said in a statement.
“Shutting down an award-winning conservation project amidst the climate crisis due to fixable technicalities is the last thing the Filipinos need.”
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