Many scientist have concluded that mangrove forests could become strong buffers to counter storm surges and rising sea levels, but with a caveat that what should be planted are not just small patches of mangrove trees here and there, but large, very large hectarages of mangrove forests that are here, there and everywhere. I do not mean to split hairs with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), but I think that there are two reasons why the National Greening Program (NGP) failed.

Señeres, I. (2024, August 16). Towards building mangrove ecosystems. Panay News, p. 7.