QUEZON CITY, May 21 — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) underscores the critical role that biodiversity play in achieving sustainable development in celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22. The DENR, through its Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB), has lined up a series of activities that seek to generate public support for the conservation and sustainable use of the country’s rich biodiversity. BMB Director Theresa Mundita Lim said that this […]
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DENR urges public to save “rainforest of the sea”
QUEZON CITY, 20 May (PIA)–The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is urging Filipinos to take action to help save what remains of the country’s coral reefs. It said concerted effort is necessary to ensure the survival of the so-called “rainforests of the sea,” which is threatened by human activities and climate change. “We must act now to save our remaining coral reefs, before it’s too late,” the DENR said in a statement. The […]
DENR optimistic to achieve ‘zero-illegal logging hotspot’ target by 2016
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 9 — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is optimistic that the government’s target for a “zero-illegal logging hotspot” will be achieved by 2016 through continued imposition of the total log ban. DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje reported that an evaluation on the progress of Executive Order No. 23, which declares a moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in the natural and residual forests nationwide, indicate a positive […]
12 LGUs in NCR now have fully-automated air quality monitoring stations
At least 12 local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila now have their own fully-automated air quality monitoring stations (AQMS), while the remaining five will have theirs by January or February next year. This, as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) vows to double time to ensure that international air quality standards are met throughout the metropolis before President Benigno Aquino III steps down in 2016. DENR Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje said […]
Paje urges more LGUs to ban firecrackers
(Eagle News Service) — Environment Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje has lauded the move by six cities and one town to ban the use of firecrackers during New Year celebrations and called on other local government units (LGUs) to follow suit, as he stressed that firecracker smoke poses health risks. He said the municipality of Pateros and the cities of Muntinlupa, Baguio, Olongapo, Davao, Kidapawan and Zamboanga are worth emulating for their effort to keep their […]
DENR points out impact of global warming
SAN JOSE, Antique, Dec. 1 (PIA6) – -The Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Campaign dubbed as Campus Tour reached out to college students of St. Anthony’s College on recently. One of the major points discussed during the activity are the indications of global warming and climate change and its impact to the people and environment especially developing countries like the Philippines. Mirza G. Samillano, Head Executive Assistant of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, […]
Proyektong bayanihan para sa kalikasan, sinuportahan ng Laguna Gov’t
Sinuportahan ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Laguna ang proyektong bayanihan para sa kalikasan ng DENR. Nakapaloob sa proyektong ito ang mandatory segregation ng mga basura sa bawat kabahayan at ang mahigpit na paghuli sa mga nagtatapon ng basura sa lansangan. Eagle News Correspondent Dryen Zamora Report
DENR warns on dangers of mercury and lead, urges schools to prioritize chemical safety
Secretary Ramon Paje of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) called on all primary schools in the Philippines to make chemical safety a top priority as he sounded the alarm about the potential health risks of mercury and lead to schoolchildren. He made the statement at the launch of the “Lead and Mercury Safe Schools for Bright and Healthy Children” campaign by the DENR and the European Union (EU) held at Commonwealth Elementary […]
DENR official: Mt. Banahaw fire dissipates, more forest rangers needed to guard sacred mountain
By Saul E. Pa-a DOLORES, Quezon March 21 (PNA) — Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Calabarzon Regional Executive Director Reynulfo Juan confirmed on Friday that the grassfires at the Mt. Banahaw peak has dissipated with rains drenching the affected areas but authorities are now tightening the protected landscape from trespassers. In a media interview, DENR Regional Director Juan mulled the tightening of surveillance and monitoring operations and perimeter guards around the Mt. Banahaw-San […]
Forestry bureau deploys team to assess fire in Mt. Banahaw
MANILA, March 20 (PNA) — The environment department’s Forest Management Bureau (FMB) deployed on Thursday a team of experts who will assess conditions in portions of Mt. Banahaw currently being ravaged by fire since Wednesday night. “They’ll evaluate the situation there and make the corresponding recommendations,” FMB Director Ricardo Calderon said of the fire which firefighters are desperately trying to contain. He said FMB formed the team immediately after learning that a fire broke out […]
