In celebration of #WorldWildlifeDay 2021 and in the culmination of USAID’s four-year Protect Wildlife project, USAID Environment Office Deputy Chief Paul Seong handed over a new wildlife ambulance to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for its National Wildlife Rescue and Research Center. The ambulance, the first of its kind in Read more about World Wildlife Day 2021 Celebration Highlights[…]
On March 3, 2021, the Biodiversity Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-BMB) led the annual celebration of the 8th World Wildlife Day with the theme “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet” emphasizing the relationship between our forests and woodlands, its manifold services and benefits bestowed upon us. The celebration of Read more about DENR leads the Philippine celebration of the 8th World Wildlife Day[…]
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝐒𝐏𝐂𝐖) 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞, 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏, 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 #𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐖𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐃𝐚𝐲𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟓𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐨. 𝟐𝟒𝟒𝟓. The SPCW is a wetland Read more about Philippines inaugurates its 8th RAMSAR Site[…]
As part of its support to strengthen wildlife law enforcement and protection in the Philippines, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) thru the Protect Wildlife Project provided essential equipment and supplies to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to boost its work in combating wildlife trafficking and providing holistic care for Read more about Protect Wildife Project hands Over Equipment and WildALERT System to Boost DENR Capacity to Protect Philippine Wildlife[…]
The annual Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) will be held on January 2-18, 2021. Wetlands International co-ordinates the Asian Waterbird Census (AWC). The AWC runs parallel to other international census of waterbirds in Africa, Europe and Neotropics under the umbrella of the International Waterbird Census (IWC). Asian Waterbird Census Overview Six Major Objectives providing the basis Read more about The Asian Waterbird Census 2021 to be held on January 2-18, 2021[…]
Our Fragile Earth, a documentary show featuring the country’s protected areas, premiered its second series last November 29, 2020 on the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC). The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB), with the support of the office of Former Senator and now House Deputy Speaker and Antique Read more about A Documentary featuring the Protected Areas of the Philippines premiered its second series on the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC).[…]
The four-part webinar series entitled “Mainstreaming Biodiversity in the Infrastructure Sector” will discuss and provide better understanding of the role of cities in biodiversity conservation. Urban and biodiversity experts will come together and shed light on the question, “How do we make our growing cities more biodiversity-friendly?” They will discuss ways to meaningfully integrate biodiversity Read more about The Biodiversity Management Bureau launches “Green Infrastructure” webinar Series[…]
The Biodiversity Management Bureau and the Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands will conduct webinar on farming communities, migratory birds, and how they can exist in harmony with each other. The webinar titled “Agricultural Wetlands and Migratory Birds Living in Harmony” is in line with this year’s celebration of World Migratory Bird Day with Read more about Webinar on Farming Communities and Migratory Birds in celebration of World Migratory Bird Day 2020[…]
Mongabay.com article about the WildALERT app designed to overcome the problems with reporting all kinds of wildlife crime in the Philippines using a smartphone planned to be rolled-out by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources by end of 2020.
The Biodiversity Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has issued a Public Advisory on protecting migratory birds as the annual bird migration season in the country starts by September 2020. Protected under RA 9147 or the “Wildlife Resorces Conservation and Protection Act”, migratory birds stop briefly along wetlands throughout the country Read more about DENR ISSUES ADVISORY ON MIGRATORY BIRDS[…]