Toyota adopts 10-ha mangrove plantation area in Lian, Batangas
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Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMP) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Local Government of Lian, Batangas to clean-up, rehabilitate and preserve a 10-ha mangrove plantation area along the coastlines of Lian. This project is in support of DENR’s National Greening Program and aligned with the global All-Toyota Green Wave Project. Under the MoA, TMP commits to plant 25,000 mangrove propagules by 2023 and provide necessary resources that will help protect marine life and biodiversity in the area, which then help in providing livelihood for the local community.
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Toyota adopts 10-ha mangrove plantation area in Lian, Batangas. (2020, October 27). The Manila Times, p. B13.
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Mangroves; Mangrove restoration; Environmental restoration; Livelihoods; Environmental protection; Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMP); Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Lian Fisherfolk Association; Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases; Batangas; Lian, Batangas
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