Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Rule on cutting of mangroves not absolute, DENR says - SunStar Philippines

Rule on cutting of mangroves not absolute, DENR says  SunStar Philippines

THE government’s policy prohibiting the cutting of mangroves in seashores is not absolute and it may be allowed if it’s needed to implement a road widening project. This was the statement of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 Regional Executive Director Gilbert Gonzales following the questions raised by an environmentalist on the earth-balling of mangroves in Dumanjug town. The DENR, through the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB), issued an earth-balling permit to transfer mangroves to suitable areas in Dumanjug to make way for the widening of a road there. Gonzale...



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