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==CENRO-Gensan intensifies rehabilitation of coastal communities== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1681328076122 | |||
*Wednesday 1st of February 2012 | |||
:By. Pops Gumana-Fruylan | |||
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA)—The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) here has focused more efforts in the rehabilitation of the nine coastal barangays of the city to cope with climate change. | |||
CENR Officer Valiente Lastimoso said they have tapped coastal community organizations to aid them in the implementation of various coastal resource management programs to increase community awareness of coastal ecosystem values and services. | |||
One of the vital programs, Lastimoso explained is the massive and continuous planting of mangroves along the shorelines of Sarangani Bay particularly within the vicinity of the nine coastal barangays. | |||
He revealed that since 1997 the city environment office has rehabilitated a total of 23.61 hectares of coastal wetlands and planted 236, 116 seedlings of mangroves. | |||
“To date, we have already reached a 100 percent level of awareness on the importance of mangroves among the coastal communities,” he said. | |||
Lastimoso also underscored the significant role of mangroves in the protection of shorelines against erosion and as valuable nursery areas for fish and invertebrates. | |||
He said mangroves are important to minimize the effects of global warming as they possess the ability to absorb pollution by maintaining water quality and clarity, filtering pollutants, and trapping sediments originating from land. | |||
Meanwhile, Lastimoso disclosed other interventions of the agency like the “Wildlife Survey and Assessment within the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape” where they recorded the presence of whales and dolphins; and the drafted Barangay Ordinance on the Protection and Conservation of Coral Reef in Barangay Bula. | |||
He also mentioned other environmental activities conducted to raise awareness on the importance of conserving the environment and mitigate the effects of climate change such as the World Wetlands Day every month of March, Earth Day on April, Ocean Month on May, Environment Month on June, and the International Coastal Clean-up Day every month of September. | |||
The nine coastal barangays of Gensan include Barangays Siguel, Tambler, Calumpang, Labangal, Dadiangas West, Dadiangs South, Bula, Buayan, and Baluan. (PGFruylan/PIA-Gensan) | |||
==DSWD 12 to promote public-private partnership in its livelihood programs== | ==DSWD 12 to promote public-private partnership in its livelihood programs== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=74337 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=74337 | ||
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“I enjoin you to conduct environmental scanning within your community and look for opportunities in order to get the support of local groups,” he said. | “I enjoin you to conduct environmental scanning within your community and look for opportunities in order to get the support of local groups,” he said. | ||
Among those who attended the livelihood program planning were project development officers, provincial and municipal social welfare and development officers, some monitoring and evaluation officers and convergence program staff. (DEDoguiles/PIA 12/DSWD12) | Among those who attended the livelihood program planning were project development officers, provincial and municipal social welfare and development officers, some monitoring and evaluation officers and convergence program staff. (DEDoguiles/PIA 12/DSWD12) | ||
==Feature: Celebrating nature’s bountiful wealth in Maitum’s 5th Bangsi Festival== | ==Feature: Celebrating nature’s bountiful wealth in Maitum’s 5th Bangsi Festival== | ||