00:01The Philippine Reclamation Authority faces criticism from environmentalists for saying in a video that mangroves can be relocated if they block a reclamation project.
00:09The mangroves that are in the land, it can be removed if it can be removed from a soil.
00:19And there are more than we will eat in the neighborhood when the reclamation is completed.
00:26The video is part of the PRA's response to backlash after it posted, then deleted, a call for lease or joint venture proposals in the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park.
00:37The park is a protected area and Ramsar site.
00:40Youth environmental organizations warn that removing mature mangroves could harm the ecosystem even more.
00:45They add, planting activities do not guarantee mangrove seedlings will survive.
00:50Before the video, the PRA released a statement saying regulated development is allowed in protected areas.
00:55The Global Mangrove Alliance in the Philippines calls on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
01:00to clarify that the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park is not open for development.
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