DENR 7 Tops Mangrove And Beach Forest Development In disaster-Hit Regions

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 won first place in the regional presentations of post-project assessment report of the Mangrove and Beach Forest Development Project (MBFDP) in disaster-hit regions last year, a press statement said.

MBFDP Regional Coordinator Emma E. Melana presented the report for Central Visayas in behalf of DENR 7 Director Isabelo R. Montejo.

The report said Central Visayas contributed about 10 percent of the mangrove-beach forest plan’s national target of 50,000 hectares.

This means the DENR 7 covered 4,947.41 hectares out of its 4,728-hectare target, or a 105 percent accomplishment.

MBFDP is one of the projects under the reconstruction andrehabilitation program of areas affected by super typhoon Yolanda, the 7.2-magnitude earthquake and other disasters in 2013.

The regional presentation was organized by the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB), the national coordinator of MBFDP.

The presentations focused on MBFDP accomplishments in seedling production, area planted, social mobilization strategies, jobs generated and number of men and women benefited from the project.

The presentation also included issues and problems addressed, lessons learned, innovations and technology generated and the mechanism to sustain the project. (PNA) FFC/EB/EBP