The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), in collaboration with the Marine Environment and Resources Foundation, will conduct an integrated research project on biodiversity conservation at Recto Bank and Rizal Reef in April. DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga announced the initiative on Friday during the first all-women maritime security forum organized by the Stratbase Institute in partnership with the Australian Embassy in the Philippines. She also highlighted that DENR had previously conducted the Biodiversity Conservation and Carbon Sequestration in the West Philippine Sea Project on Pag-asa Island earlier this year.

DENR, Australia conduct WPS biodiversity study. (2025, March 16). Daily Tribune, p. A7.