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DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu led last Dec. 29 the planting of nilad mangrove trees around the Baseco lagoon in Tondo, Manila to kick off the “Nilad for Maynila” project of the DENR research arm Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB).
Mangrove species, such as nilad, has the capacity to sequester carbon three to five times more compared to forests in the mountains.
During strong typhoons, an area with bountiful mangrove trees can protect coastal communities against storm surges as these will act as buffer, the DENR said.
“Nowadays, we can hardly find nilad growing in this place. We lost nilad in Manila primarily because of massive urbanization,” Cimatu said.
Published December 31, 2020, 7:43 AM
Many plans set out for 2020 were delayed, if not put to end, by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was not spared as the global health crisis had momentarily “disrupted” the agency’s momentum in implementing big-ticket projects, which included the Manila Bay rehabilitation.
“The DENR has been tested a lot this year. Under normal circumstances we do not mind being put to the test. We want to see and to confirm that we can measure up to challenges if not exceed them,” according to DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu.
He cited how the Department was praised highly for the rehabilitation of Boracay Island’s damaged environment in the past two years.
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SEN. Pilar Juliana Cayetano has called on the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to exempt cyclists from the mandatory wearing of face shields, saying the transparent head gear could cause accidents.
Blue for bike Personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways install barriers to separate the bike along Taft Avenue in Manila. Bike lanes had been set up in other major roads in Manila such as Quirino Avenue, UN Avenue and Roxas Boulevard for the safety of the growing number of bikers. Photo by Mike Alquinto
Cayetano, a former national athlete and a triathlete, issued the call after the IATF-EID required the public to wear face masks and shields “whenever they go out of their residences.”