Practice Conservation and Protection of Species – DENR 7

●’Mangrove has so much to offer in terms of protecting the coastal areas after Yolanda experience’.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-7 appealed to the public to practice conservation and protection of species inside environment protected areas.

During the Association of Government Information Officers (AGIO)-7 forum, Al Orolfo, regional technical director of the Protected Area, Wildlife Conservation Zone and Management Services (PAWCZMS) of DENR-7, said that protected species like mangrove has so much to offer against climate change.

“So we learned now that mangrove has so much to offer to us in terms of protecting the coastal areas as what we have learned from typhoon Yolanda,” Orolfo stressed.

He added that Region 7 is rich in protected areas that include mangroves and tree sanctuary and other species that needs protection.

Orolfo stressed that cutting of trees and mangrove inside the protected areas is strictly not allowed.

“We focus the attention of the stakeholders that we don’t allow cutting of mangrove inside the protected areas,” Orolfo said.

He added that cutting of mangroves for reclamation purpose is a prohibited act with corresponding penalties. The public is also urged to follow the proper procedures in cutting trees.

“Instead of making problems, let us help preserve the environment,” Eduardo Inting, Regional Technical Director of DENR-7 Forest Management Services, said.

With the month of May celebrated as Month of the Ocean, DENR-7 urged stakeholders to participate in activities that include coastal clean- up and mangrove planting among others.