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==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
'''East Visayas business leaders gather for trade conference'''
'''DENR-8 finalizes Biodiversity Assessment of REDD+ Pilot Area and Mt. Nacolod in SoLeyte'''
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R08&article=1301335314428
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R08&article=1291335336973
*Wednesday 25th of April 2012
*Thursday, April 26, 2012
:by  Marcelo M. Pedalino
:by  Rebecca S. Cadavos




KUTING BEACH, Macrohon, Southern Leyte, April 25 (PIA) -- Leading personalities in the business sector from six provinces and eight cities in Region 8 will converge for two days - today and tomorrow - in this resort to discuss issues and concerns about tourism and trade opportunities.


The gathering, officially called Second Eastern Visayas Business Conference, is hosted by the Southern Leyte Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SLCCI), and some 200 participants all over the region are expected to attend, said Sandra Alcober, information officer of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office.  
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, April 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has completed the Biodiversity Assessment of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) pilot area and at Mt. Nacolod in the province of Southern Leyte.  


Aside from known business figures, mostly heads and members of various chambers of commerce in the region, political leaders and regional directors of government agencies involved in promoting tourism and investments are also expected to come, Alcober added.  
DENR 8 Regional Executive Director Rogelio T. Trinidad in a letter to PIA-Maasin said, a presentation of the assessment and a Management Planning will be conducted on May 2-3, 2012 at Kuting Reef in Macrohon, this province.  


Governor Damian Mercado will be the keynote speaker, said Alcober.  
The activity, he said, is aimed to present the results of the biodiversity assessment and draft the management plan for Mt. Nacolod based on the practical knowledge and strategic species-habitat information gathered during the study.  


She said the two-day affair will also highlight a trade fair and exhibit and actual visits to the province’s prime tourist destination at the Agas-Agas zipline at Sogod.  
The study was jointly undertaken by Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau/New Conservation Areas in the Philippines Project (PAWB/NewCAPP) and Forest Management Bureau//German Development Cooperation-Deutsche Gesellschaft fluer Internationale Zusammenarbeit –Climate relevant modernization of forest policy and the REDD in the Philippines Project (FMB/GIZ REDD+ Project) through the Fauna and Flora International (FFI).  


The group will also witness the soft opening of the “ZooLeyte” or the Maasin Nature and Wildlife Park at Danao Forest Park in Maasin City scheduled tomorrow afternoon, April 26.  
The project study coordinated by DENR 8 and PENRO Southern Leyte was also participated by the local universities and representatives from the local government units.  


The conference carries the theme, “One Region. One Team: Economic Development thru Public-Private Sector Initiative.” The first-ever Eastern Visayas business meeting was held in March last year, hosted by Leyte province, Alcober further said.  
“It was a long-month ground survey that started November 2011 yet,” Director Trinidad said.  


Engr. Robert Castanares, SLCCI President, in his letter of invitation to fellow members to display their products and services, said the objective of the conference is to promote regional trade and investment cooperation in the region.
The two-day activity is expected to be attended by key stakeholders of the province including the mayors of municipalities within the Mt. Nacolod and chairperson of Sanggunian for Environment at the provincial and municipal levels, representatives from the academe, natural environment protectors and managers, provincial and municipal planning office, among others concerned. (ldl/rgc/PIA 8-Southern Leyte)
 
“Among the highlights of the conference is the presentation by each chamber of its respective province or city development strategy, dominant industry or products, and trade and investment opportunities,” Castanares said.
 
He also said that the individual output of the different chambers will be consolidated into a Regional Development Framework which will be presented to the Regional Development Council. (LDL/MMP-PIA 8, Southern Leyte)


==Photo Gallery of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==Photo Gallery of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
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