The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was able to raise 36 million seedlings for the Enhanced National Greening Program (ENGP) during the first half of 2020. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said the number already represents almost 80 percent of the 45.2 million seedlings targeted for the entire year under the government’s flagship reforestation program, based on a report from the Forest Management Bureau (FMB). In its report, the FMB said the seedling production covers both plantation species and indigenous species used for rehabilitation of denuded areas in watersheds, mangrove and protected areas. It also includes commodity species used for the establishment of agroforestry plantations. Aside from bamboo, other commodity seedling species raised during the period include cacao, 598,907; coffee, 212,047; other high-value crops, 837,525; mangrove, 163,500; and rattan, 262,000.

Cayabyab, C. A. (2020, July 21). DENR raises 36-M seedlings under gov't greening program. SunStar Pampanga, p. 2.