Recognizing the significant opportunities that mangroves offer for climate change adaptation and mitigation, Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu on Tuesday urged member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for more convergence in the region’s research and development efforts to conserve mangroves. “With the conservation and management strategies that our respective countries are implementing, I encourage convergence of our research and development efforts for a sustainable region-wide mangrove conservation,” Cimatu said. He pointed out that convergence in mangrove research and development was the key to protecting the region against the devastating effects of climate change and global warming.

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