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DENR EMPLOYEES' ONBOARDING PROGRAM TO BOOST ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY.

DENR EMPLOYEES' ONBOARDING PROGRAM TO BOOST ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here organized an onboarding program for 60 new entrants and promoted employees in an effort to arm them with a comprehensive understanding of the organization’s priority programs and policies.
 
In his message, Assistant Regional Director for Management Services Arturo Fadriquela noted that the activity served as a channel to inform new employees of the mandates and thrust of the Department, especially on developing appreciation on their roles not just as government personnel, but most of all, as public servants.
 
“Human capital is the greatest asset of our organization. We want to help our new employees reach their full potential, as this will eventually advance our overall performance to reach or even go beyond our goals,” Fadriquela said, adding that the onboarding program provided a roadmap on guiding the group in performing their jobs, while adhering to the government’s rules and regulations.
 
During the orientation program, topics on DENR Administrative Policies and Procedures, Employee Welfare and Benefits, Property and Supply Management, Quality Management System, and Good Governance were discussed among the participants. (-30-)
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ACT FOR WETLANDS.

ACT FOR WETLANDS. Hundreds of volunteers and personnel from partner government agencies joined the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here in massive mangrove growing activities in an effort to uphold sustainability and conservation of wetland areas in Central Luzon.

Over 1,000 mangrove propagules, composed of Bauang bakawan, Bakawan babae and Bakawan lalaki species, were planted in identified planting sites in Sasmuan Bangkung Malapad Critical Habitat Ecotourism Area in Pampanga, Bagac River in Bataan and Uacon Lake in Zambales.

Apart from sustaining the ecological health of wetland areas in the region, said initiative was part of the activities of the month-long celebration of the World Wetlands Day that would be fundamental in nourishing wildlife habitat, including the wintering area of migratory birds and breeding grounds of marine species. It likewise helped in stabilizing shorelines and preventing erosion—thus, protecting coastal communities from waves and storm surge.
 
The World Wetlands Day is celebrated on February 2 of every year to highlight the vital role and ecological importance of wetlands. Its annual observance coincides with the anniversary of when the Convention on Wetlands was adopted in 1971 in the city of Ramsar.
 
This year, the theme "Wetlands action for people and nature" underscores the significance of concerted actions in conserving natural resources like wetlands.
 
In Central Luzon, there are 19 identified wetlands covering more than 16,000 hectares. These play important roles like storing clean water, providing a home for nature, and keeping communities safe from flood and storms. (-30-)
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NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEM TO ENSURE SURVIVAL OF FOREST PLANTATIONS IN NUEVA ECIJA

 
NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEM TO ENSURE SURVIVAL OF FOREST PLANTATIONS IN NUEVA ECIJA. The eight-kilometer long Calaocan Irrigation Pipeline System in Barangay Burgos, Carranglan, Nueva Ecija is now operational, after it was inaugurated on Thursday by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Luzon and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) under the Forestland Management Program (FMP).
 
According to Paquito Moreno, Jr., executive director of DENR in Central Luzon, the P9.4 million irrigation system was funded by JICA as an agroforestry support facility (ASF) for the 10-year Forest Land Management Project (FMP) in the more than 44,000-hectare Pantabangan-Carranglan Watershed that will ensure the survival of forest plantations during dry months. It will also strengthen the resiliency of local communities in the area in the face of global warming and climate change.
 
The irrigation system, composed of seven water tanks connected by eight kilometers of pipes, is expected to provide water to over 850 hectares of forest plantations and agroforestry farms and will benefit 900 families of upland farmers.
DENR- Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) Joselito Blanco , turned over the said water system to the care of the people of Sitio Calaocan in Burgos village. Meanwhile, Mayor Mary Abad of Carranglan said that they are committed to sustain the irrigation system and ensure that it will benefit more generations to come.
 
The Calaocan Irrigation Pipeline System is the fourth major agroforestry support facility in Carranglan town funded by JICA in two years after the three concrete and hanging bridges in Pantabangan and Carranglan town. (-30-)
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NEW BRIDGE TO INTENSIFY REFORESTATION IN NUEVA ECIJA WATERSHED

 
NEW BRIDGE TO INTENSIFY REFORESTATION IN NUEVA ECIJA WATERSHED. The 80-meter long Barat reinforced concrete bridge that runs across the Barat river in Sitio Kanlungan of Carranglan town in Nueva Ecija is now open and will further boost the reforestation and forest protection efforts in the 44,000-hectare Pantabangan- Caranglan Watershed (PCW) after it was inaugurated on Monday by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Luzon and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
 
According to Paquito Moreno, Jr., executive director of Department of Environment and Natural Resource in Central Luzon, the P32-million worth bridge was funded by (JICA) as an agroforestry support facility (ASF) for the 10-year Forest Land Management Project (FMP) in the PCW, which will also benefit some 1,207 households and upland farmers through better access of farm produce from agroforestry areas in the watershed.
 
Barat bridge is the third major agroforestry support facility funded by JICA in two years after the 60-meter long bridge in Sitio Pamalayan in Conversion village in Pantabangan town and the 55-meter long Calaocan hanging bridge in Burgos village in Carranglan town.
 
Launched in 2012, FMP has already rehabilitated more than 14,000 hectares of denuded forestlands in the PCW through collaborative and comprehensive community-based forest management strategies. (-30
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BAMBOO PROPAGATION TO BOOST MANILA BAY REHABILITATION

 
BAMBOO PROPAGATION TO BOOST MANILA BAY REHABILITATION. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Luzon led by executive director Paquito Moreno, Jr., partnered on Wednesday with the local government unit (LGU) of Hermosa in Bataan to propagate bamboo species and establish a 1.7-hectare bambusetum and bamboo nursery to further help boost the rehabilitation of Manila Bay and to stabilize river banks.
Moreno said the propagation of bamboo is in support of the marching order of environment czar Roy Cimatu to plant and use bamboo as priority species to rehabilitate river banks and the Manila Bay. The DENR and LGU Hermosa have also initially planted some 30 propagules of Yellow bamboo in the closed sanitary landfill in Barangay Mambog in Hermosa town.
 
The DENR and LGU are set to plant and grow another 950 propagules of Giant Bamboo, Yellow bamboo, Budda belly bamboo, Kawayan tinik, Kawayan kiling and Bayog species that can be a potential source of engineered bamboo and as planting material to control soil erosion, stabilize river banks and rehabilitate degraded areas.
 
Since 2011, the DENR has already established more than 14,000 hectares of bamboo plantation in the region under the National Greening Program (NGP). According to study, there are 62 bamboo species in the Philippines and 21 of these are considered endemic to the country. (-30-)
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