DENR CELEBRATES ENVIRONMENT MONTH IN JUNE
Sunday, 29 May 2016 00:00 [denr.gov.ph]
June will be a busy month for the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as it leads the
celebration of the Philippine Environment Month.
“We celebrate Environment Month this
year with the renewed and strengthened conviction to care for the land we live
on, the air we breathe, and the water which gives us life. More than any time
in this planet’s history, it is now that we must put our acts together to
combat increasing threats to our ecosystems,” said DENR Secretary Ramon J.P.
Paje.
With the theme, “Go Wild for Life,
Combat Biodiversity Loss,” Paje said that the fight against illegal wildlife
trade must continue, noting that the extinction of species is irreversible and
losses are permanent.”
He added that biodiversity loss has
affected the livelihood of many Filipinos especially those in the agricultural
and fisheries sector and even causes losses in the economy due to natural
calamities.
The month-long celebration begins with a
three-day Young Eco-Ambassador’s Camp that will be held on UP National
Engineering Center on June 1 – 3.
Sponsored by the Young EcoAmbassadors
Pilipinas, the Department of Education, and DENR’s Environmental Management
Bureau (EMB), the camp will bring together successful high school student
applicants together with their advisers from all over Luzon, Visayas and
Mindanao.
The Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB)
will host the Philippine Eagle Week celebration in collaboration with Enchanted
Kingdom (EK) in Sta. Rosa, Laguna with the theme “Saving Eagles, Protecting
Forests, Securing our Future” on June 4. A series of fun-filled activities will
take place during the celebration, which includes the participation of the
winners of the AGILA costume contest, and EK’s Circle of Artists wearing of
eagle costumes while parading around the amusement park.
Philippine Eagle Week is observed
annually from June 4 – 10.
The EMB will also hold a multi-media
exhibit on combating biodiversity loss and beating climate change at Robinsons
Galleria in Ortigas Center, Quezon City, from June 6 to 8.
The EMB’s Air Quality Management
Division will conduct an orientation on ecosystem-based adaptation at its Air
Quality Management Training Center (AQMTC) on June 6, and an emission inventory
training-workshop for the EMB regional offices.
The EMB’s Environmental Education and
Information Division (EEID) will bring together bloggers for the Environmental
Blogger’s Forum to promote the hashtag #GreenEnvironmentGawingForever at the
Cocoon Boutique in Quezon City on June 7.
A General Assembly and Consultation
Workshop on the Upland National Implementation Action Plan on June 7 and a workshop
on the draft Revised Chemical Control Order for Cyanide and its compounds will
be held June 9 at the EMB AQMTC Conference Room.
To showcase an environment-friendly
building, the Laguna Lake Development Authority will conduct a “Green Building
Tour” of its office on June 8.
The annual Clean Air Forum, which is
DENR’s sustaining effort to further improve air quality, and the activity on
the Capacity Development of Micro and Small Medium Enterprises in compliance
with the Environmental Permitting Requirements are scheduled on June 14 and 15
- 16 respectively, at the DENR Social Hall in Quezon City.
The Capacity Development of Micro and
Small Medium Enterprises is a two-day seminar that will be in partnership with
EMB-AQMS and the Environmental Compliance Assistance Center, and is open to the
public.
On June 16, the Ninoy Aquino Parks and
Wildlife Center Amphitheater in Quezon City will feature the live mural
painting by A.G. Saño and the youth artists, as the “Stop Illegal Wildlife
Trade Campaign” will be held in General Santos City.
The EMB will also hold the 2nd
Integrated National Solid Waste Management Summit on SM Megatrade Hall on June
21-24, and the Training on Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Management for
Industries in Cebu City on June 23-24. An orientation on the Globally
Harmonized System will be held on Davao City on June 24.
The Philippine Arbor Day, a nationwide
tree planting activity, will be spearheaded by the Strategic Communication
Initiatives Service of DENR at the Upper Marikina Watershed and the Ipo
Watershed on June 25.
Activities that will be spearheaded by
the EMB’s Climate Change Division will be training on Ecosystem-based
Adaptation in Development Planning on June 27-29 for selected DENR employees.
The EMB will also hold an Environmental
Eco-Tour at the Las Piñas Parañaque Critical Habitat on June 29, and a National
Training-Workshop on Air Quality Monitoring Network on June 27-30.
Cleaning of adopted esteros, tree
planting activities, and a bike parade will also be held nationwide during the
month-long celebration. ##
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