BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government has strengthened its campaign to further protect its natural resources through the establishment of the Provincial Education and Advocacy Center for Environment or PEACE. As of Tuesday, the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), tasked to manage the center, has networked with at least 22 organizations serving as environmental partners, which harmoniously work together based on their respective mandates towards environmental sustainability. Lawyer Julie Ann Bedrio, PEMO head, invited groups wanting to participate in the conservation, protection, and rehabilitation (CPR) campaign and wish to join the center to get in touch with their office. "Let us all be part of the CPR campaign," she said. Partners working with the provincial government's environment campaign comprise government organizations, non-government organizations, local government units (LGUs), inter-LGU alliances, people's organizations, t
(Image courtesy ofNegros OccidentalProvincial Environment Management Office) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government is pushing for the establishment of local conservation areas (LCAs) in various cities and municipalities of the province on the occasion of World Wetlands Day on Wednesday. In a statement, the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), headed by lawyer Julie Ann Bedrio, said local environment and natural resources officers need to intensify the campaign for wetlands conservation and protection through the conduct of various activities that will lead to the setting up of LCAs. "(The observance) is a reminder that we also have the network of coastal wetlands LCAs named the Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area (NOCWCA), covering 10 local government units. Let us continue to value, manage, restore and love our wetlands," the PEMO added. The NOCWCA, located in southern Negros, covers a coastline of 109.52 kilometers, spanning