More science-based ENR direction for Region 2
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has appealed to environment officials and personnel to enhance their competencies in science-based ENR management, geospatial planning, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
DENR Region 2 Executive Director Gwendolyn Bambalan called for support for the department’s directions during the New Year’s Call-cum-Capacity Building on Planning and Budgeting at the Go Hotel in Tuguegarao City on Feb. 6, 2023.
“The people of Cagayan Valley are expecting the commitment of DENR personnel to implement the agency’s mandate to protect, conserve and manage the region’s bountiful natural resources,” she said, adding that programs and projects should create an impact on the lives and condition of the local communities.
She mentioned the need to sustain linkages to the region’s different sectors such as law enforcement agencies, local government units, people’s organizations, mining companies, the academe, the business sector, media and other government agencies.
Marcos Dacanay, DENR Region 2 assistant executive director for technical services, tackled activities in four divisions of technical services: surveys and mapping; conservation and development; enforcement; and licenses, patents and deeds.
Lawyer Ismael Manaligod, DENR assistant regional executive director for management services, said they will provide timely and sufficient logistical support, and implement a capability of upskilling or reskilling in collaboration with the technical services.
They will also implement cost-effective future-ready interventions in service delivery and back-end support by going to a digital-ready office.
More programs for implementation
Nenita Naranja, DENR Region 2 planning and management division chief, introduced to the provincial and community ENR officers this year’s programs for implementation, realigning and integrating with the approved work and financial plan as discussed during the recent National Reprogramming Workshop in Tagaytay City.
These initiatives aim to increase high target setting; accelerate urgent and essential activities; and redirect activities to align with broader national goals.
They also intend to maximize financial leverage through private sector engagement, development partners or international organizations, the academe and other nongovernment agencies to address knowledge, technology and funding gaps. Other objectives are to integrate policy across sectors and integrate them with climate change and disaster risk reduction.
Also sharing their planned interventions on the environment and mining-related programs and projects were Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement Division chief Florentino Lingan of the Environmental Management Bureau, and planning officer Diana Imee Estrada of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau.