Browsing by Subject "forests"

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    • GCash to help WWF Philippines on reforestation of Ipo watershed 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, June 13, 2019, on page S1/2)
      Mobile money platform GCash has committed to help reforest 300 hectares of the 7,236-hectare Ipo watershed in Norzagaray, Bulacan. On June 10, GCash signed an agreement with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines for ...

    • Government allots ₱for beach forests, mangrove development 

      Lopez, Edu (Manila Bulletin, February 25, 2014, on page B-12)
      The government has allotted ₱1 billion for mangrove and beach forests development in disaster-risk areas in the country covering areas hit by typhoon Yolanda including Bohol and Cebu. DENR Sec. Ramon Paje said the fund ...

    • Guimaras vows to protect NGP areas 

      PN; Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Panay News, April 25, 2015, on page 3)
      Stakeholders in Guimaras vowed to protect National Greening Program areas in the island province. Department of Education and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6; Jordan, Buenavista, Sibunag, and Nueva Valencia towns; seven ...

    • Guimaras, DENR-6 partner in forest, mangrove protection 

      (The Daily Guardian, April 17, 2015, on page B6-B7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-6 has partnered with four town, seven barangays and three people’s organizations in Guimaras for the protection of the planted trees and mangroves under the National ...

    • Haribon: Kaliwa dam a biodiversity threat 

      Amante-Gamboa, Kitty (The Manila Times, November 22, 2018, on page B4)
      According to the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool curated by BirdLife International, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre, ...

    • House panel okays bill on swift reversion of abandoned fishponds 

      Rosario, Ben (Manila Bulletin, November 26, 2019, on page 2)
      A House of Representatives committee has approved a bill proposing to cut short the waiting period for reversion to forestlands of unutilized and abandoned fishponds, saying that the move would help address the devastating ...

    • HS seniors help organize run for La Mesa watershed 

      (The Philippine Star, November 9, 2018, on page 20)
      Millennials are in the forefront of a sporting event that aims to highlight environmental awareness among city dwellers when the third and final leg of the Compressport Forest Run is held at the La Mesa Nature Reserve on ...

    • Investing in biodiversity is investing in our future 

      Mitra, Titon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 25, 2016, on page A13)
      With presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s agenda getting to be progressively developed, the observance of International Biodiversity Day last May 22 offered a timely reminder of the need for and importance of ...

    • Leyte Gulf beach forest project cited 

      Cayubit, Restituto (Manila Bulletin, March 26, 2015, on page B-13)
      The United Nations (UN) representatives have lauded the success of the beach and mangrove reforestation projects of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Office 8 (DENR-8) brought about by super ...

    • LGUs to have control over natural resources - Roque 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; PN (Panay News, February 5, 2018, on page 3-14)
      Under the proposed Philippine federal government, local government units (LGUs) do not need to consult the central government on what to do with their natural resources, according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque ...

    • Logs transport banned in Agusan 

      Crismundo, Mike U. (Manila Bulletin, February 22, 2014, on page 13)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Friday ordered the total stoppage of transport of all types of logs that would use the mighty Agusan River and its tributaries to avert further accidents and damage ...

    • Managing protected areas through PPP 

      Mayuga, Jonathan (BusinessMirror, May 21, 2018, on page A9)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is ready to accept applications for Special-Use Agreement in Protected Areas (Sapa) after Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu recently announced the lifting of ...

    • Measure cuts time for new forest land 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 23, 2015, on page A3)
      The House of Representatives has passed a bill shortening the period of time before an abandoned fishpond could revert to being categorized as forest land. Hose Bil No. 5845, authored by Bulacan Rep. Linabelle Ruth Villarica, ...

    • Mindoreños patrol for watershed protection 

      (The Manila Times, August 10, 2017, on page B6)
      Twenty-four community members from the municipalities of Naujan and Victoria in Oriental Mindoro attended the first training under the Bantay Gubat (forest warden) program conducted by the Haribon Foundation and funded by ...

    • Month of the ocean: Stand up, save Philippine reefs 

      Department of Agriculture (DA) (Manila Bulletin, May 29, 2015, on page 16)
      May is “Month of the Ocean” (MOO) to make people understand how conservation, protection, and sustainable management of ocean coastal and marine resources translate to a healthy and flourishing community, because these ...

    • More LGUs planning conservation areas 

      Garcia, Macoi (Manila Bulletin, February 20, 2018, on page 11)
      Six more local government units in Negros Occidental are drafting ordinances to create their own local conservation areas (LCAs) as part of an eco-tourism initiative, an official of the Provincial Environment Management ...

    • Plant trees to stall soil erosion 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, December 3, 2015, on page 13)
      The government has urged farmers in Lanao del Sur to plant fruit-bearing trees and coffee at the Lake Lanao Watershed Reservation to address soil erosion in the area and effectively manage the watershed. Meanwhile, DA’s ...

    • 'Practice proper waste mgt, save forests, seas': Citizen mobilization drive for env’t protection launched 

      PN; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) (Panay News, July 4, 2018, on page 13)
      Environment secretary Roy Cimatu urged the youth to practice proper waste segregation to save the environment from degradation. “Bilang mga kabataan, siguraduhin nating huwag tayong magkalat sa kung saan-saan. Clean as you ...

    • Protecting the environment protectors 

      (The Philippine Star, June 15, 2020, on page 6)
      Palawan is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites – the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park. The province is also considered a biodiversity corridor, serving as a refuge ...

    • The right way? What Kaliwa Dam project means to those in the 'green' side 

      (Manila Bulletin, November 21, 2019, on page B-7)
      Amid ongoing contentions about the controversial Kaliwa Dam, environmental group Haribon Foundation reiterates that the solution to the water crisis is right in our midst – the restoration of Philippine forests. Haribon ...