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DENR HITS 176% TARGET IN PH GREENING PROGRAM

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has almost doubled its 2021 performance in terms of the Enhanced National Greening Program (ENGP) implementation with the establishment of 83,169 hectares of plantations — exceeding by 176 percent the 47,299 hectares established in 2020. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said the ENGP accomplishment in 2021 “mirrors how […]

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DENR HITS 80% OF 45M SEEDLINGS TARGET AMID PANDEMIC – CIMATU

Some 36 million seedlings for the Enhanced National Greening Program (ENGP) has been raised by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) during the first half of this year amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The number already represents almost 80 percent of the 45.2 million seedlings targeted for the entire year under the […]

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NAT’L GREENING PROGRAM NEEDS MORE PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT – CIMATU

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has called for increased private sector engagement in the Enhanced National Greening Program (ENGP), a flagship reforestation initiative of the government aimed at increasing the country’s forest cover. “We hope to encourage more private companies to help us in restoring and protecting our forests as we seek to establish new ENGP […]