Beauty and the Beast: mining in Palawan

named after an explorer, the Point is seen from Brooke’s Town

Nothing is sacred from the jaws of mining. Bulanjao’s forest is now threatened by large scale mining

Brooke’s Point’s watersheds are crucial to life for its people

A mining marker within the protected forest

these women and children deserve clean air , water and forests, not a mined-out wasteland

flooded farmlands, Brooke’s Point

flooding in Brooke’s Point, 2010

contaminated soil, Balabac Palawan

two smokestacks release toxic fumes which are inhaled by communities around Rio Tuba

this slope shows visible soil erosion and degradation, Narra

many of the waterways belonging to local farmers are re-routed

test pits, six to sixty feet deep, are often left uncovered or with flimsy fences

the remains of cut trees by mining operators

Illegally cut tree, Gantong

Rio Tuba Mining in Bataraza