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DENR-BMB, PPP Center Sign Moa on Developing PPPs in Protected Areas
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) and the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to ensure that the use of protected areas in developing PPPs is consistent with the principles of biological diversity and sustainable development. DENR Undersecretary for Special Concerns and BMB OIC…
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PH Chairs the 31st Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity (AWGNCB)
The representatives from ten members of the ASEAN (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) attended and participated throughout the entire meeting, highlighting a level of cooperation and synergy undampened by the restriction posed by COVID-19. The Philippine delegation, represented by officials from the BMB, put forward interventions and statements of…
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23rd Philippine Eagle Week Message
As we celebrate the 23rd year of the Philippine Eagle Week, we are reminded that our national bird is a forest dependent species that requires vast forest covers for its survival and population growth. It is a story re-told too many times, depicting the current crisis that our national bird is constantly beset– the loss…
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BMB Joins National Women’s Month Celebration 2021
The 2021 National Women’s Month Celebration serves as a tribute, a platform, and a call to action that highlights the extraordinary roles of ordinary Juanas in society as trailblazers and harbingers of change. This celebration is also a venue to discuss and address the issues that women continue to face so empowerment can be fully…
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Celebrating Earth Day
On April 22, we will be celebrating Earth Day and as part of that initiative we wanted to reach out to Global Wildlife Program (GWP) project teams to help put with a video. In this video, we would like to feature drawings, paintings, poems created by kids and teens (7-14 years) who as we know, will inherit our legacy.…
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Exit Conference Marks the End of Usaid Protect Wildlife Project
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) together with the Biodiversity Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-BMB) concluded the Protect Wildlife Project through an online exit conference held on March 23, 2021- the Php1.2 billion ($25 million) USAID-funded project primarily aimed to reduce the major threats to Philippine biodiversity,…
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DENR-BMB, Naglunsad Ng Online Platforms Para Sa Wildlife Law Training, Education
Upang matiyak na magiging tuloy-tuloy ang wildlife preservation efforts ng gobyerno ay sasamantalahin ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang paggamit ng information technology upang maturuan ang publiko ng kahalagahan ng pagbibigay-proteksiyon sa kapaligiran at wildlife species sa gitna ng mga pagsubok dulot ng coronavirus pandemic. Ayon kay Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu,…
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DENR Leads the Celebration of the 8th World Wildlife Day
On March 3, 2021, the Biodiversity Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-BMB) led the annual celebration of the 8th World Wildlife Day with the theme “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet” emphasizing the relationship between our forests and woodlands, its manifold services and benefits bestowed upon us. The celebration…
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DENR, ADB, PPA Assess Caraga and NCR Seaports for Wildlife Traffic Readiness
Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a serious threat to biodiversity, economies, and communities. It is the fourth largest transnational crime in the world after narcotics, human trafficking, and arms, with an estimated value of USD 10-23 billion per year (UNEP, 2016) . Wildlife traffickers and organized criminal syndicates are increasingly using seaports as transshipment points…
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Fifth Episode of Pa Talk: Wetlands or Wasteland, Which Way to Go?
2021, another decade arises – said to be the start of another journey of ecosystems restoration. It is a timely start for wetlands which are sometimes perceived as wasteland. Known as one of most productive habitats on earth which provide various direct and indirect benefits critical for human survival, wetlands remain largely unappreciated to the…
