Mangroves act as buffers during inclement weather
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 has embarked on mangrove tree growing as part of the implementation of the National Greening Program (NGP). NGP targets to plant 1.5 billion trees across 1.5- million hectares of land area in the country. In Western Visayas, mangrove forests are scattered across 83 coastal municipalities.
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Mangroves act as buffers during inclement weather. (2014, May 26). Panay News, p. 6.
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