Social acceptability of the rehabilitation efforts conducted in an inactive mined-out area in Marinduque, Philippines

Katrine Mae B Mante; Nina M Cadiz

doi:10.15243/jdmlm.2021.084.2931

Social acceptability of the rehabilitation efforts conducted in an inactive mined-out area in Marinduque, Philippines

Katrine Mae B Mante, Nina M Cadiz

J. Degrade. Min. Land Manage. , pp. 2931-2936

Viewed : 317 times

DOI https://doi.org/10.15243/jdmlm.2021.084.2931

Abstract

The present study assessed the acceptability of the rehabilitation efforts conducted by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Bioremediation Team in an inactive mined-out area in Mogpog, Marinduque, Philippines from 2006 to 2016. A researcher-made semi-structured questionnaire was used to interview key informants, like members of the local government unit (LGU) of Mogpog, Marinduque, head of the Provincial of Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), and selected residents of Barangay Ino and Capayang near the mining site. The selection of the respondents (n=112) was done through a stratified random probability sampling among residents ages 20 years old and above to determine their awareness and knowledge about the mined-out area before and after its rehabilitation. Interview with key informants revealed different functions towards the rehabilitation of the mined-out area. Results also showed that 59% of the respondents were aware of the rehabilitation efforts made on the site, and 98% of them strongly agreed on the presence and harmful effects of toxic chemicals in the area. They also strongly agreed that the rehabilitation efforts had a positive impact on the environment, biodiversity and the community nearby. Interventions implemented by the government and other agencies are likely to succeed with the help of the nearby community and therefore, the same community can also be the best judge to determine the acceptability of the interventions.

Keywords

bioremediation; intervention; local community; mined-out area; social acceptability

Full Text:

PDF

References

Jatropha curcas for bioenergy and bioremediation in mine tailing area in Mogpog, Marinduque, Philippines. Energy Procedia 110: 471-478.

Anderson, B., Böhmelt, T. and Ward, H. 2017. Public opinion and environmental policy output: a cross-national analysis of energy policies in Europe. Environmental Research Letters 12(11): 114011, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa8f80.

Cadiz, N.M., Aggangan, N.S., Pampolina, N.M., Llamado, A., Zarate, J.T., Livelo, S. and Raymundo, A.K. 2012. Bioremediation efforts in an abandoned mine area: The Mogpog, Marinduque Experience. National Academy Science and Technology Monograph 33-36.

Conrad, C. and Hilchey, K. 2011. A review of citizen science and community-based environmental monitoring: issues and opportunities. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 176: 273–291.

Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programme (CCOP). 2018. Best Practices of Mine Rehabilitation and Decommissioning Programmes of Success Stories In East and Southeast Asia. Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programmes in East and Southeast Asia. Bangkok, Thailand http://ccop.asia/ download/2018/MineRehabBk-CCOP201810.pdf.

Dreyer, S.J., Teisl, M.F. and McCoy, S.K. 2015. Are acceptance, support, and the factors that affect them different? Examining perceptions of U.S. fuel economy standards. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 39: 65–75, doi: 10.1016/j.trd.2015.06.002.

Huber, R.A., Wicki, M.L. and Bernauer, T. 2020. Public Support for Environmental Policy Depends on Beliefs Concerning Effectiveness, Intrusiveness and Fairness. Environmental Policies 29(4): 649–673, doi: 10.1080/09644016.2019.1629171.

Kallbekken, S., Garcia, J.H. and Korneliussen, K. 2013. Determinants of public support for transport taxes. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 58: 67–78.

Mante, K.M.B., Cadiz, N.M., Cuevas, V.C. and Rebancos, C.M. 2019. Soil and vegetation analysis of rehabilitated and unrehabilitated area in an inactive copper mined-out site in Mogpog, Marinduque, Philippines. Journal of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences 25(2):118-129.

Shindler, B.A., Brunson, M.W. and Stankey, G.H. 2002. Social Acceptability of Forest Conditions and Management Practices: A Problem Analysis. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-537.

Tetra Tech EM Inc. 2001. Semi-detailed Assessment of Abandoned Mines in the Philippines. 50p. Retrieved from http://pcij.org/blog/ wp-docs/ Tetra_Tech_Assessment_of_20_Abandoned_mines.pdf on 16 Nov 2017.

Tomassen, H.B.M., Smolders, A.J.P., Lamers, L.P.M. and Roelofs, J.G.M. 2005. How bird droppings can affect the vegetation composition of ombrotrophic bogs. Canadian Journal of Botany 83(8):1046-056. doi: 10.1139/b05-051.