REFORESTATION. The local government unit of Mangatarem town in Pangasinan province continuously conducts tree planting activities to reforest denuded mountains. It has partnered with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and private organizations. (Photo by Hilda Austria) MANGATAREM, Pangasinan - The Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) has accelerated its reforestation efforts as it recorded a 60-percent survival rate of the tree seedlings planted in the denuded mountain areas here. In an interview on Thursday, MENRO head Jessie Sacopla said they are aiming to surpass last year's planted seedlings as over 15,000 were already planted as of July this year. "We are planting more acacia and narra tree seedlings as these have higher survival rates as compared to the fruit-bearing trees," he said. In 2021, some 20,000 seedlings were planted in the mountainous area of this town through the initiative of the local government unit (LGU)
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