▁a ims ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁island , ▁which ▁has ▁the ▁world ' s ▁dens est ▁forest , ▁the ▁Philipp ine ' s ▁clean est ▁river ▁and ▁the ▁maj estic ▁Mount ▁Gu iting - G uit ing , ▁from ▁future ▁environmental ▁de grad ation ▁and ▁explo itation . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁S AM ▁was ▁primarily ▁an ▁online ▁advoc acy ▁created ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁formed ▁formally ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁in ▁In tr am u ros , ▁Man ila . ▁From ▁then ▁on , ▁it ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁world wide ▁environmental ▁advoc acy ▁campaign ▁against ▁min ing ▁operations ▁in ▁Sib uy an ▁Island . ▁ ▁Adv oc acy ▁ ▁S AM ▁ad her es ▁to ▁responsible ▁ste ward ship . ▁M ining ▁in ▁the ▁island ▁is ▁not ▁sust ain able ▁because ▁the ▁island - people ▁live ▁by ▁the ▁island ' s ▁b ount ies . ▁End em ism ▁and ▁b iod iversity ▁are ▁major ▁factors ▁why ▁S AM ▁is ▁also ▁looking ▁for ▁min ing ▁mor ator ium ▁in ▁the ▁island ▁since ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁en dem ism ▁and ▁critical ▁plant ▁site . ▁They ▁' th ink ▁that ▁expl oration ▁could ▁destroy ▁the ▁environment , ▁the ▁e colog ical ▁balance , ▁particularly ▁the ▁Mount ▁Gu iting - G uit ing , ▁which ▁means ▁pos ing ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁human ▁be ings ▁of ▁the ▁area .' ▁▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁almost