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DENR 13 Assistant Regional Director for Technical Services Forester Maritess M. Ocampo expressed the agency's support to the Dinagat Communities for Conservation (Dinagat C4C) Project as she graced its launching and MOA signing held at Tavern Hotel, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte on August 17, 2023.
The Project, which is an initiative to preserve and conserve the unique biodiversity of the Province of Dinagat Islands, is a partnership of the Municipal Local Government Units of the Province of Dinagat Islands and the coalition of different non-government organizations (NGOs), both local and international, which allied to ensure the preservation and conservation of the various and unique biodiversity of Dinagat Islands.
The Project covers the municipalities of Cagdianao, Dinagat, Libjo, Loreto, and Tubajon of the province in collaboration with the concerned NGOs that signed the MOA. These are the Rainforest Trust (RFT), Kaisahan Tungo sa Kaunlaran ng Kanayunan at Repormang Pansaksahan (KAISAHAN), Balay Alternative Legal Advocates for Development in Mindanaw (BALAOD Mindanaw), Philippine Association for Intercultural Development (PAFID), and International Land Coalition (ILC) Asia.
The consortium aims to reach the following goals: 1) To declare and designate Mounts Kambinliw and Redondo as key biodiversity areas (KBA), critical watershed, local conservation (LCA), and local community conserved (LCCAs) areas, 2) To assess the biodiversity of the rainforest and critical habitat of the native flora and fauna found within the KBA and expanded areas, 3) To increase the capacities of duty-bearers and communities to plan, manage, and conserve the protected areas and 4) To provide further learning sessions to stakeholders through the International Land Coalition (ILC) Capacity Building Support package.
With ARD Ocampo were PDI PENR Officer Modesto U. Lagumbay, Jr. and Supervising Ecosystems Management Specialist Forester Celsa G. Espadero of the PENR Office of Surigao del Norte, representing PENR Officer Agapito T. Patubo.
The CENR Officer of Loreto, Agusan del Sur, Racelyn A. Argosino witnessed the turn-over of 192 armchairs from Tagum City Mayor Hon. Rey T. Uy, through the Care for School Chairs Program to La Fortuna National High School in a simple ceremony held during the kick-off of the Brigada Eskwela of the school in the remote barangay of La Fortuna, Veruela, Agusan del Sur on August 15, 2023.
The armchairs were fabricated out of the confiscated forest products from Brgy. Kasapa I, Loreto Agusan del Sur by the DENR-CENRO Loreto which were directly transported to City of Tagum as custodian and eventually donated to the Care for School Chairs Program.
La Fortuna National High School is a model of excellence school and was awarded first place during the Brigada Eskwela S.Y 2022-2023 in the Large School category. The delivered chairs will address the need for more chairs due to the growing number of students enrolled this school year and to give a comfortable and conducive learning environment to students in the succeeding school year 2023-2024.
The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) of Surigao del Norte headed by OIC, PENR Officer Agapito T. Patubo, and CENR Officer Ruel Efren extended its unwavering support for the “Huy-anan nan Bajao sa Surigao” project during the signing of the partnership agreement and project launching held at Bayay nan Surigaonon in the Provincial Capitol of Surigao del Norte on August 11, 2023, on the goal of “Blue-Green Recovery, Strengthening Resilience and Promoting Sustainable Growth in Philippine Cities and Communities through Nature-Based Solutions and Circular Economy”.
The project was funded by Spanish Cooperation Philippines and implemented by UN-Habitat in partnership with the Department of Human Settlement and Urban Development (DHSUD), the Provincial Local Government of Surigao del Norte, and the Local Government of Surigao City.
The beneficiaries were members of the Sama Bajao Community in Surigao City in the province of Surigao del Norte.
The signing of partnership documents and the unveiling of the official project logo highlighted the launching program.