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Boracay Wetlands Take the Spotlight on World Wetlands Day 2022 Celebration
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, through its Biodiversity Management Bureau, leads the Philippine celebration of the 2022 World Wetlands Day. World Wetlands Day is being celebrated every February 2 annually to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and our planet. The date marks the anniversary of the Convention…
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Amending the Wildlife Protection Act is a Worthy Investment Against Potential Pandemics
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines needs to urgently strengthen its twenty-year-old Wildlife Protection Act to help stop potential outbreaks. Numerous global scientific studies have shown that most new infectious diseases emerge when pathogens are transmitted from animals to humans – or what we call zoonotic disease transmission. These diseases emerge not because of the…
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Rare Migrant Spotted in Tanza Marine Tree Park
On 20 October 2021, four (4) heads of Common shelducks (Tadorna tadorna) were spotted in the mudflats of Tanza Marine Tree Park located in Tanza, Navotas during the regular monitoring of the Conservation and Development Division of DENR – National Capital Region. Common shelducks are short-billed ducks with a goose-like appearance. They feed mostly on…
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Ceremonial Turn-over of Additional Equipment for the Protection, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Peatlands in Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
The Philippines’ telecommunication giant and digital services provider PLDT, Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) turned- over additional equipment to strengthen the protection and enforcement activities at Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (AMWS) during the ceremonial turn-over ceremony held on October 25, 2021 at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center in…
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Tamaraw Month – October 2021
“The continuous survival of the Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) mainly depends on the unified and concerted efforts not only of the Mindoreños but all the Filipinos.” This is the very essence of Presidential Proclamation No. 273 that declares October of every year as a “Special Month for the Conservation and Protection of the Tamaraw in Mindoro”.…
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World Migratory Bird Day 2021
Here comes the migratory birds again! This season marks the annual bird migration in the Philippines, whereby influx of birds from the northern hemisphere is expected to commence around September (southward migration) to escape the winter, take refuge, and feed along wetlands and forests throughout the country. These birds will return to their breeding grounds…
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DENR-BMB Advances Environmental Learning Through Digital Platform
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB), has recently launched a family-friendly web series to teach children about Philippine biodiversity and its conservation. Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said that despite the pandemic, the DENR is taking steps to continue educating young people through the use of modern digital…
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Cimatu Calls on Lawmakers to Legislate Wetland Protection
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has urged lawmakers to acknowledge the importance of wetlands to combat climate change by having a legislation for the protection of one of the Earth’s most valuable ecosystems. “There has been no single Philippine legislation that advances wetland conservation and its wise use. While…
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Cimatu Tells Filipinos: Learn From “our Fragile Earth’ Docuseries
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy A. Cimatu is encouraging Filipinos to watch the TV premiere of the third “Our Fragile Earth: Protected Areas of the Philippines” documentary series on Aug. 22 to learn more about the importance of conserving the country’s rich biodiversity. “It is a good opportunity to know more about our protected…
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DENR to Implement IUU Fishing Threat and Assessment Tool to NUPAS MPAs
Last 27 July 2021, 193 participants from the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), USAID FishRight, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Central, Regional, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources (PENR) and Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENR) Offices together with the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) and Environmental Law Enforcement…
