The Philippines is ending its two-year chairmanship of the Coral Triangle Initiative, which is led by six nations encompassing the “world’s center of marine biodiversity,” with a call to scale up efforts to address poverty and food security. “Moving forward, we must shift our focus on actions that can really deliver a higher level of outcomes, such as poverty reduction and improved food security,” Undersecretary Jonas Leones of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said in his opening remarks during the 14th Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) Senior Officials Meeting in Makati City.

De Vera-Ruiz, E. (2018, December 14). PH ends chairmanship of Coral Triangle Initiative. Manila Bulletin, p. 13.