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POSTER-MAKING EVENT HELD TO ENGAGE YOUTH TOWARDS RPL CONSERVATION

POSTER-MAKING EVENT HELD TO ENGAGE YOUTH TOWARDS RPL CONSERVATION. Ten senior high school students from the province of Bataan staged their creativity and talent in an on-the-spot poster-making contest organized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here.

Held on September 28 at Vista Mall Bataan, the competition, themed “Roosevelt Protected Landscape: Kayamanan ng Kinabukasan, Alagaan,” aimed to increase public awareness and to engage the youth sector in the protection and conservation of the region’s protected areas, particularly the Roosevelt Protected Landscape in Dinalupihan town.

Kyel Iya May Dela Paz of San Juan de Letran - Bataan stood as the grand winner, while Adrian Bacaro and Arjohn Sebastian of Balsik National High School won second and third, respectively.

Winners took home cash prizes, while other schools received certificates of participation. (-30-)

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BATAAN YOUTH ORG VISITS RPL

BATAAN YOUTH ORG VISITS RPL. The Abucay and Balanga City Chapter of the 4-H Club, a youth development organization, visited the Roosevelt Protected Landscape (RPL) in Dinalupihan, Bataan during a Lakbay-Aral activity organized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here.

With the theme “Roosevelt Protected Landscape: Paglalakbay at Pagtuklas," the guided tour inside the RPL brought into limelight the ecological significance of the area, its various flora and fauna and the efforts being made to protect its natural wealth.
 
A forum was also conducted, where technical personnel of the DENR-Community Environment and Natural Resources Office in Dinalupihan discussed ways on the proper handling and planting of tree seedlings. They likewise shared to the participants the value of RPL as a home to unique and diverse biodiversity.
 
On the other hand, the Regional Strategic Communication and Initiatives Group emphasized the critical role of the youth on environmental protection and climate action.
 
The more than 950-hectare Roosevelt Protected Landscape is a legislated protected area under the Expanded National Integrated Protected Area System (ENIPAS) law of 2018. (-30-)
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DENR PLANTS 5,000 PROPAGULES IN CL FOR WORLD BAMBOO DAY

 

DENR PLANTS 5,000 PROPAGULES IN CL FOR WORLD BAMBOO DAY. Over a thousand state workers, youth, volunteers, and representatives from private companies joined the rest of the nation for a simultaneous bamboo and tree-growing activity in celebration of the World Bamboo Day and the birth date of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.

Thirty hectares of forestlands were planted with over 1,000 bamboo propagules and indigenous tree seedlings.

Every 18th of September is being celebrated as the World Bamboo Day since 2019. This year, people around the world are being encouraged to propagate bamboo species as a way to mitigate climate change and to spread the message “#PlantBamboo” as a call to action across available platforms.

According to studies, there are currently 62 species of bamboo that may be found in the Philippines, 21 species of which are endemic to the country. (-30-)

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DENR, PARTNERS HOLD MASSIVE COASTAL CLEANUP DRIVE

DENR, PARTNERS HOLD MASSIVE COASTAL CLEANUP DRIVE. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here, along with partner agencies and volunteers, recently embarked on a massive cleanup drive and collected over 5,200 sacks of wastes in an effort to avert trash from potentially polluting the region’s waterways and coastlines.

During the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day on September 16, about 2,700 personnel of local government units, academe and private organizations joined the DENR in cleaning the coastlines of Balanga Wetland in Barangay Tortugas, Balanga City, Bataan.

DENR Chief of Staff and Undersecretary for Strategic Communications Marilou Erni led the activity and urged the public to practice proper waste segregation and participate in our efforts to conserve the habitat of our marine biodiversity.

The DENR has continued to conduct cleanup activities in support of the National Cleanup Month this September.

This year’s observance of the ICC Day bears the theme “Clean Seas for Healthy Fisheries: Sustainably Feed the Global Population.”

Proclamation No. 470 in 2003 declares the third Saturday of September each year as the ICC Day, which is simultaneously done by other nations worldwide. (-30-)

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2023 INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP

2023 INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP. Thousands of state workers from the national and local government units, youth, community leaders, representatives from private organizations, and volunteers across Central Luzon join the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day, a global initiative dedicated to addressing ocean pollution through beach and waterway cleanups held every third Saturday of September.


The theme "Clean Seas for Healthy Fisheries" is carried out by this year’s ICC which aligns closely with the objectives of the United Nations (UN) Ocean Decade Challenge 3 which is to “Sustainably Feed the Global Population”.
This challenge recognizes the need to ensure sustainable food production from the ocean to feed the growing global population while safeguarding the health and productivity of marine ecosystems.

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