A rendered image of the proposed beach forest in Iloilo City. (Iloilo City PIO)
Mayor Jerry Treñas has directed Engr. Noel Hechanova, chief of the Iloilo City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Iloilo City ENRO), to head the project in Boulevard of Molo district.
This is one of the plans of the Iloilo City government after inking memorandums of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Western Visayas (DENR Region 6) as part of its programs to address climate change.
The beach forest will be a biodiversity conservation park that will have a botanical garden in which there will be a small demo nursery where umbrella tree, botong, bakauan, bamboo, bitaoag, agoho, and other tree species will be planted.
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Philippine province builds on lessons learned to grow ecotourism industry
by Jun Aguirre on 14 April 2021
Antique province in the central Philippines is looking to boost local revenues through ecotourism, after the COVID-19 pandemic put the brakes on a thriving tourism industry.
The province is home to a rich biodiversity, including the critically endangered writhed-billed hornbill, giant rafflesia “corpse flower,” and rare bowl corals.
Taking a leaf from the experience of nearby Boracay, the resort island where a tourism boom led to severe environmental damage, local officials face the challenge of balancing tourism-driven development and environmental protection.
A prominent lawmaker is pushing for seascapes and coastal zones in the province to be given national protection.