Personnel of Cenro in Masinloc town plant native tree seedlings at a National Greening Program site in Barangay Taltal, Zambales, on June 26 as part of efforts to restore degraded forest areas and strengthen ecosystem resilience against climate change. —PHOTO COURTESY OF DENR REGION 3
SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) in Masinloc town, has planted nearly 1,000 native tree seedlings in this province as part of efforts to restore degraded forest areas and improve ecosystem resilience against climate change.
In a phone interview on Wednesday, July 1, CENRO-Masinloc chief Donaver Guevarra said that the tree-growing activity was conducted at a National Greening Program (NGP) site in Barangay Taltal on June 26.
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The NGP site was established in 2012, where native tree species, including akle, kupang, lanete, and Mindoro pine, were planted to enrich existing forest plantations.FEATURED STORIES
