In a bid to advance river basin conservation with a new adaption technique, the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental has launched the First Provincial Local Conservation Areas Management Summit at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City on Monday, June 27. The summit, which is part of the 30th Provincial Environment Month celebration, highlighted the Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EBA) technique as a high-tech yet cheaper solution to the aquatic environment problems. The event was attended by Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II, Provincial Environment Management Office head Julie Ann Bedrio, Site Coordinator for Visayan Sea Dr. Andrea Leonor Barcelona, city and municipal environmental officers, academe representatives, and private organizations.

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