Cordillera forest covers increasing

THE CONTINUING government reforestation activities have resulted to increased forest cover in the Cordillera Administrative Region.

Baguio City Mayor and Cordillera Regional Development Council (RDC-CAR) chair Mauricio Domogan, in his recent State of the Region report, highlighted the increase of forest cover in the region for the six years totaling to 101,687 hectares.

Domogan also noted the 86 percent average survival rate of trees planted which exceeded the 85 percent survival rate prescribed by Department of Environment and Natural Resources central office.

To date, a total of 174,056 hectares of reforested areas in the region according to Environmental Management Bureau-Cordillera Administrative Region Regional Director Reynaldo Digamo.

The DENR is implementing this year the expanded National Greening Program in 2017 which aims to cover unproductive and denuded forest lands to be utilized for production and protection purposes and to enhance private sector, local government unit and community participation in sustainable forest management and protection.

This is in accordance with the updated Philippine Master Plan for Forestry Development (2016-2028). Joseph Zambrano/ PIA – CAR

Photo by Milo Brioso TRUE BLUE PUBLIC SERVANT. A Baguio aide continues to work at Session Road despite the heavy rains brought about by the enhanced southwest monsoon.