By JONG ADION
PAGADIAN CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Region IX in Zamboanga Peninsula together with their partners in the implementation of the National Greening Program (NGP) deserve an accolade for achieving the 98.74% accomplishment in terms of plantation development and 100.19% for seedling production/procurement for Calendar Year 2012.
PAGADIAN CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Region IX in Zamboanga Peninsula together with their partners in the implementation of the National Greening Program (NGP) deserve an accolade for achieving the 98.74% accomplishment in terms of plantation development and 100.19% for seedling production/procurement for Calendar Year 2012.
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One year old Rubber Plantation
established
under the National Greening Program
(NGP)
at Glupa Gulian Eco-Park in Bayog,
Zamboanga
del Sur (Photo taken and provided by R.
B.
Pacardo/DENR-IX).
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As
per record of accomplishment furnished by the Regional NGP Focal Person
Forester Melvin F. Sarcauga to the Regional Public Affairs Office (RPAO), a total
of 3,143,294 high quality planting materials (seedlings) were outplanted to 6,078.90
hectares of denuded forest lands, mangrove and protected areas, ancestral
domains, civil and military reservations, urban areas under the greening plan
of the local government units (LGUs), inactive and abandoned mine sites and
other suitable lands.
In
his message during the year-end assessment of Performance Targets and
Management Conference held recently at the Chandler’s Suites in Pagadian City,
RED Adorable congratulated his four (4) PENROs, 10 CENROs and all DENR-IX
officials and employees who have worked hard under the National Convergence
Initiative (NCI) composed of the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of
Agriculture (DA), and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in collaboration
with all government agencies, Local
Government Units (LGUs), POs, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and in partnership with the private
sector and civil society.
Seedlings
procured through public bidding process or produced by legitimate agencies
and People’s Organizations which were
planted in watershed and protected areas include: indigenous species such as
dao, molave, red & white lauan, nato, lumbayao, antipolo and the like;
rubber and fruit trees (rambutan, durian, mango, jackfruit, chinese pomelo,
etc.) were planted in upland and selected areas; bacauan in coastal areas; while
ayanguile, bitaog, talisay, etc. and other
ornamental plants (golden shower, ilang-ilang, fire tree, banaba,
african tulip, etc.) were used for urban greening.
Various
teams of foresters were organized early this month to conduct cross validation
of physical accomplishments for CY 2012 in NGP areas, region wide (With reports from H.A. Ascura/DENR-IX, PR).
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