A 4.6-million euro grant from the German government’s International Climate Initiative will secure drinking water for 500 households and irrigation to 3,000 hectares of agricultural land in Negros and Davao Region, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced on Sunday. The project “Ecosystem-based Adaptation in 2 River Basins”…
ECO WARRIORS. The Philippine National Police and Department of Environment and Natural Resources take active steps to reforest a portion of the Marikina Watershed Area in Rizal in January. Some 10,000 assorted seedlings of hardwood and fruit-bearing species were planted. (Photo courtesy of PNP Facebook via PNA)
MANILA – One noble project considered as a legacy of President Rodrigo Duterte is the establishment of the Million Trees Foundation (MTF) that would ensure the continuity and sustainability of the Annual Million Trees Challenge (AMTC) for the rehabilitation of seven critical watersheds in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.
This was emphasized by Reynaldo Velasco, chair of the board of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, in a statement to the