The DENR-CENRO Calauag organized a tree growing activity within an open cultivated area of Lopez Watershed Forest Reserve (LWFR) in Brgy. Yaganak, Calauag, Quezon despite the rainy weather.

CENRO’s Conservation and Development Section (CDS) personnel facilitated the event to highlight the DENR’s unified theme “Circular Actions for Climate Hope” for National Environmental Awareness Month, National Clean Air Month, and Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week. 

The DENR encouraged the public to conduct circular activities such as urban greening, circular economy approach, sustainable livelihood, greenhouse gas reduction, use of renewable energy, and 3 Rs (i.e., reduce, reuse, recycle), among others, to uplift the current situation of the environment.

 Series of circular actions may bring a circular economy which aims to minimize waste and promote a sustainable use of natural resources through smarter product design, longer use, recycling and others, as well as to regenerate nature.

A circular economy plays a critical role in solving other complex challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss through advocating sustainable development.

Moreover, the CENRO Information Officers distributed notebooks containing the LWFR profile, Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines (PD 705), and Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act (RA 9147), to advance awareness among the stakeholders regarding the protected area and other environmental and forestry laws.

Participants from Lopez Water District, DENR-CENRO Calauag, and PA occupants planted seedlings of native trees such as Amugis (Koordersiodendron pinnatum), Balobo (Diplodiscus paniculatus), Batino (Alstonia macrophylla), Dulitan (Planchonella duclitan), Ilang-ilang (Cananga odorata), Kalantas (Toona calantas), Lipote (Syzygium polycephaloides), Maulawin (Vitex parviflora), Piling liitan (Canarium luzonicum), White Lauan (Shorea contorta), and Yakal (Shorea astylosa) within the planting site.

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Published: 31 December 2023