‘Bantay Danao’ reactivated for Agusan Marsh Protected Area
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In an effort to strictly protect the Agusan Marsh Protected Area (AMPA) and other protected areas within and along Agusan River, the Bantay Danao Conservation Group (BDCG) was reactivated in the marsh communities/municipalities of Bunawan, La Paz, Loreto, Rosarion, San Francisco and Talacogon, all in Agusan del Sur province, it was learned Tuesday. The provincial government of Agusan del Sur and the said municipal local government units (LGUs) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) are closely coordinating for the reactivation of the BDCG. The BDCG was organized in 2017 with 120 Bantay Danao volunteers deputized by the regional office of the DENR in that same year in an objective to protect the Agusan Marsh.
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Crismundo, M. U. (2019, February 13). ‘Bantay Danao’ reactivated for Agusan Marsh Protected Area. Manila Bulletin, p. 16.
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Environmental protection; Protected areas; Marshes; Environmental legislation; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Bantay Danao Conservation Group (BDCG); Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO); Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO); Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO); Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (AMWS); Ramos, Fidel V.; Plaza, Adolph Edward G.
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