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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that while propagation of agarwood-producing species like Aquilaria malaccensis is allowed, it is however highly regulated and collecting its seeds directly in the wild is prohibited. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu issued the statement following the granting of Wildlife Culture Permit through the regional offices to certain […]
Alarmed by the illegal trade of endemic and threatened wildlife, including plants amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is urging the public to immediately report illegal poachers and collectors of wildlife, both plants, and animals. “Cutting, collecting and gathering of wild plants in the forest is a […]
In light of the Luzon-wide Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has mobilized skeleton workforces in all DENR offices in Luzon for quick response law enforcement and regulation. “We expect forest and wildlife crimes because without a doubt, there will be those who will take advantage of the lockdown […]