Browsing by Subject "forests"

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    • Agriculture, forestry and fisheries in the 21st century (Conclusion) 

      Casiple, Rex (The Daily Guardian, March 19, 2019, on page 5)
      Studies showed that we need to produce 70% more food in 2050. Roughly 800 million people worldwide suffer from hunger and around 650 million people will be undernourished by 2030. We cannot deny the fact that very little ...

    • Blessings from a tree 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (Panay News, June 25, 2020, on page 3)
      From the water we drink to the food that sustains us and the wood we use to build our homes - these are but a few of the many blessings God has given to man from a tree. The DENR 6 through the Provincial ENR Office in ...

    • Boracay's 'Dead Forest' rehab to start soon - DENR 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, July 29, 2020, on page A7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday said restoration work would soon begin on Boracay’s Wetland No. 6, also known as “Dead Forest,” citing the agency’s recovery of the area from illegal ...

    • Cabadbaran City cultivates 'ridge-to-reef' ecosystem 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2015, on page B-8)
      The city of Cabadbaran, the provincial capital of August del Norte, is taking the lead in protecting its ridge to reef ecosystem. According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Protected Areas and Wildlife ...

    • Cagayan River dredging, planting of 200 M trees proposed 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, November 17, 2020, on page 2)
      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has proposed the immediate dredging of Cagayan River and planting of some 200 million tree seedlings on low-lying agricultural areas in Cagayan ...

    • Capiz kicks off 1-million tree planting project 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (DailyGuardian, July 10, 2020, on page 8-10)
      An early morning mangrove and upland tree planting activity kicked off the one million tree planting project dubbed “1 Million Kahoy” in time for the recent Arbor Day celebration here. Governor Esteban Evan Contreras led ...

    • Caraga firms raise alarm on declining aquatic, forestry resource 

      Francisco, Carmelito Q. (BusinessWorld, September 24, 2018, on page S2/6)
      The business sector in Caraga region has expressed alarm over the continued decline of the fish catch and the denudation of forests in the region, one of the richest in natural resources but with the second-lowest contribution ...

    • Chinese smuggling threatens rare PH turtle 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, October 26, 2015, on page A7)
      Chinese demand for forest turtles is threatening an endangered species found only on one Philippine island, wildlife officials said Sunday. The Philippine Forest Turtle, found only in the western island of Palawan, is one ...

    • DBP strengthens CSR initiatives 

      (Manila Standard, February 12, 2018, on page D12)
      The Development Bank of the Philippines continues to be at the forefront of carrying out relevant and meaningful social responsibility programs through its flagship initiatives, the DBP Forest Program, DBP Endowment for ...

    • DENR raises 36-M seedlings under gov't greening program 

      Cayabyab, Charlene A. (SunStar Philippines, July 21, 2020, on page 2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was able to raise 36 million seedlings for the Enhanced National Greening Program (ENGP) during the first half of 2020. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said the number ...

    • DENR set to restore Boracay ‘Dead Forest’ 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (Panay News, August 3, 2020, on page 13-14)
      Restoration work will soon begin on Boracay’s Wetland No. 6, also known as “Dead Forest,” after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) had successfully recovered the area from illegal occupants. DENR ...

    • DENR to Congress: Rush law to protect forest rangers 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Miranda, Romar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 17, 2020, on page A8)
      A top environment official has asked Congress to hasten the passage of a law creating an enforcement bureau under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) that would arm forest rangers and ensure their ...

    • DENR to restore Boracay wetland recovered from Island settlers 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 31, 2020, on page A6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said restoration work would soon begin in one of the nine wetlands on Boracay Island after it was recovered from illegal occupants. In a statement on Tuesday, the ...

    • DENR warns vs depleting forest 

      Macahilo, Max N. (The Daily Guardian, April 22, 2015, on page 6)
      Untal called on stakeholders to be aware of the worsening condition not only of the province’s forest and timberland but also of the ocean, seas and marine species and the land and air. The biggest aquifers of the province ...

    • DENR'S ten priority agenda: Protect environment, Protect life 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) (The Daily Guardian, December 18, 2018, on page 3)
      Scaling up of Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Program: This priority program seeks to strengthen food supply from the rich coastal and marine ecosystems as it also enhances the capabilities of both ecosystems as carbon sinks. ...

    • DENR, private partner to rehab, revive Boracay’s ‘dead forest’ 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, July 29, 2020, on page A4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and its private sector partner, the Boracay Tubi System Inc., will soon begin rehabilitation activities on Boracay Island’s Wetland No. 6, also known as “dead ...

    • DENR-6 exceeds target, tops gov't reforestation program 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, February 5, 2015, on page B8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources office in Region 6 (DENR-6) topped the National government's National Greening Program (NGP) in 2014 after exceeding it's target for the year. DENR-6 Regional Director ...

    • DENR-6 to lead coastal clean-up to celebrate World Water Day 

      (The Daily Guardian, March 17, 2018, on page 16)
      This year’s World Water Day celebration focuses on the ability of nature to provide solutions to water challenges. With the theme“Nature for Water”, it campaigns for ‘The answer is in nature’ and raises awareness about ...

    • Duterte vows to return Boracay to natives 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, May 14, 2018, on page 2)
      After the six-month rehabilitation of Boracay Island, President Duterte has pledged to give back the world famous beach destination to the natives and not to the wealthy businessmen reportedly close to his administration. ...

    • Fighting climate change 

      Mariano, Nathaniel (Manila Standard, February 12, 2018, on page D11)
      Intense rainfall persisting over days, droughts threatening the farmlands and the farmers' livelihood, continuously rising sea levels and alarming flashfloods -- these are only some of the negative effects that the mankind ...