The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) will craft an operational plan to identify short-term and long-term goals and activities that will strengthen the protection and conservation of the country’s coastal and marine ecosystems. The operational plan will be anchored on the stipulations of a memorandum of…
PROTECTING THE OCEANS. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has partnered with the Philippine Coast Guard to address gaps in the protection and conservation of the country's coastal and marine ecosystems. The two agencies signed a memorandum of agreement early this June in line with the celebration of World Ocean Day 2022. (File photo) MANILA - In celebration of the World Ocean Day 2022, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-through the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB)-has signed a landmark agreement with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to address gaps in protection and conservation of the country's coastal and marine ecosystems. With the theme "Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean," the World Ocean Day celebration was highlighted by the memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed early this month led by DENR-BMB OIC Director Natividad Y. Bernardino and PCG Commandant Admiral Artemio M. Abu. "Working hand in hand with