Sen. Cynthia Villar
(Senate of the Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN)
Villar, who chairs the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, made the call as the country observes the 8th year anniversary of the wetland’s designation as the 6th Philippine Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention on Monday, March 15.
The Ramsar Convention or the Convention on Wetlands is an intergovernmental treaty that recognizes the fundamental ecological value of wetlands. The Convention primarily seeks to curb encroachment on wetlands, its possible degradation now and in the future.
As a signatory to the Convention, the Philippine is obligated to conserve and protect the Ramsar-listed Philippine wetlands and their resources.
March 14, 2021
Sen. Villar reminds DENR to establish the buffer zone to provide better protection to the Las Piñas- Paranaque Wetland Park
Sen. Cynthia Villar is reminding DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu of the urgent need to set the buffer zone to provide better protection to the Las Piñas - Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPHEA), also more popularly known as the Las Piñas - Paranaque Wetland Park. She issued this reminder on the observance of the 8th year anniversary of the wetland s designation as the 6th Philippine Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention on March 15.