Two government agencies partner for environmental management through nationwide mangrove mapping with the use of satellite images and space data. The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently launched the Nationwide Mangrove Mapping initiative at the Social Hall of the DENR Central Office in Quezon City, PhilSA announced. PhilSA, in partnership with the DENR, produced the Nationwide Mangrove Map using remotely-sensed images from Sentinel-2 and Alos Palsar2.

PhilSA, DENR launch nationwide mangrove mapping project. (2024, March 10). BusinessMirror, p. A9.