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DENR Hails Recognition of Mangrove Reserve in Siargao Island as ‘Wetland of International Importance’
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) welcomed the recognition of the Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve in Siargao Island Protected Landscape and Seascape (SIPLAS) as a Wetland of International Importance during the World Wetlands Day (WWD) 2023 celebration on February 2. Anchored on the theme, “It’s Time for Wetland Restoration,” the national celebration of…
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Inception Meeting for the implementation of the “Ensuring Benefits from Peatlands through Protection and Wise-Use” (ESBenePeat) Project
Quezon City, Philippines – The Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) conducted an Inception Meeting for the “Ensuring Benefits from Peatlands through Protection and Wise-Use” (ESBenePeat) Project on January 12, 2023 to level off understanding of the Project among key partner institutions and co-implementers and to ensure the smooth and strategic execution of the project through collaborative…
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Presents the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) Wildlife and Forest Crime Analytic Toolkit Report in the Philippines
Makati City, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) jointly organized an event to present the comprehensive output of the inter-country collaboration, “The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) Wildlife and Forest Crime Analytic Toolkit Report on the Philippines”…
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DENR Commits Support in Proper Accounting of Country’s Natural Resources
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reiterated its support to develop and implement a toolkit to properly measure and account for the benefits derived from the country’s ecosystems, leading toward the production of statistics that accurately reflect the value of the Philippines’ natural resources. DENR Biodiversity Management Bureau Director Natividad Y. Bernardino made…
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ABS Project Stakeholders Convened to Revise Regulations on Access and Benefit Sharing of Philippine Genetic Resources
Quezon City, Philippines – The Implementing the National Framework on Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge in the Philippines Project (ABS Project) conducted a national consultation workshop on November 25, 2022 to revise existing Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) regulations, particularly the Joint DENR-DA-PCSD-NCIP Administrative Order (JAO) No.1, Series of 2005. The…
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GIS Training for Peatland Mapping in the Philippines Held on 3-4 November 2022
Quezon City, Philippines – The Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) Indonesia co-organized the Geographic Information System (GIS) Training for Peatland Mapping in the Philippines on 3-4 November 2022 to capacitate the relevant technical staff of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in developing and producing…
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Environment Champions Awarded as 2022 ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes
Bogor, Indonesia – The ASEAN has announced the recipients of the 2022 ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes Awards, shining a spotlight on the individuals whose exemplary efforts and advocacies make a wave of impact in their respective countries and in their own ways. A youth leader, a legislator, a marine conservation pioneer, a geoheritage expert, a veterinarian, a…
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BMB Leads the Conduct of Inter Agency Workshops in Preparation to the 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITIES COP-19)
The CITES Management and Scientific Authorities with the representatives from the national government agencies and non-government organizations convened on 28-30 September 2022 (left photo) and 10-12 October 2022 (right photo) in preparation to the 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CITES (CoP19) that set to be held from the 14-25 of…
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The DENR-UNDP Access And Benefit Sharing Project Advances to Full Implementation
Quezon City, Philippines – National government agencies forming the Project Board/Steering Committee (PB/SC) of the Implementing the National Framework on Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge in the Philippines Project (ABS Project) convened on September 27, 2022, to approve and support the project’s implementation strategies. Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF),…
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Multisectoral Round Table Discussion/s (RTDS) for the Development of Framework Relevant to Biodiversity-friendly Agricultural Practices (BDFAP) and Agrobiodiversity
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)- Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) and UNDP Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture (DA), conducted a face-to-face Multisectoral Round-Table Discussion on 22 September 2022 in Baguio City with more than 40 representatives from DA, DENR, concerned local government units, academic institutions and civil…
