The size of Palawan’s forest cover is almost twice that of Isabela province, which ranked No. 2 in the top 10 provinces in terms of forest cover area, with 378,272 hectares of the total land ...

Alvarez was forced to give up his concessions, which would have lasted until 2012, but he is making a comeback in the province, this time in the field of politics. With a land area of 1.5 million ...

From 2003 to 2015, Palawan lost nearly 30,000 has. of forest land, according to government data. Between 2000 and 2020, Culion’s tree cover decreased by 8.8 percent, Global Forest Watch data showed.

The concept of core zones is part of the Environmentally Critical Areas Network (ECAN) map, which was conceived to protect Palawan’s forests and biodiversity vis-a-vis development plans. Next to core ...

Over a thousand farmers from Coron and Busuanga towns in Palawan will finally receive their respective land titles from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. when he leads the distribution of land titles ...

Mallari’s study also found that if deforestation is rampant in a protected area, the situation could be worse in other parts of Palawan that lack conservation policy. However, all is not bleak.

Indigenous communities inside the protected area of Mt. Mantalingahan in southern Palawan are demanding inclusion in the Enhanced National Integrated Protected Areas System (E-Nipas) law governing ...