24th Philippine Eagle Week Celebration

The DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau will lead the celebration of the 24th Philippine Eagle Week (PEW) on June 4-10, 2022. BMB intends to celebrate the PEW in Region 12 as a prelude to the release of Philippine eagle “Salagbanog “. Salagbanog was rescued after being trapped among thorny rattan vines while preying on a monkey at Salagbanog Falls, Read more about 24th Philippine Eagle Week Celebration[…]

Five (5) new sites declared as Protected Areas under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS)

Five (5) new sites have been added to the list of Protected Areas under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) ahead of the launching of the Year of the Protected Areas on May 23, 2022.     Signed by the President last April 8, 2022 the following are the new protected areas categorized “Protected Read more about Five (5) new sites declared as Protected Areas under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS)[…]

DENR in partnership with the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) leads the Year of Protected Areas campaign

Coinciding with the 90th anniversary of the establishment of protected areas in the country, the DENR in partnership with the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and state colleges and universities will lead the celebration of the “Year of Protected Areas in the Philippines”. The celebration aims to Read more about DENR in partnership with the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) leads the Year of Protected Areas campaign[…]

DENR-BMB SIGNS LANDMARK MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH DENR-NCR, QUEZON CITY LGU AND METRO PACIFIC INVESTMENTS CORPORATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF URBAN BIODIVERSITY PROGRAM

The DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the DENR-National Capital Region (NCR), Quezon City Local Government Unit and the Metro Pacific Investments Corporation for “Building a Biodiversity-friendly Urban Environment in Metro Manila: Adopt a City approach” project on March 15, 2022 at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center. read more

The DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau launches Story Book Contest to start the 2022 World Wildlife Day Celebration

The DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau launces the “𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐰𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤” contest in celebration of the 2022 World Wildlife Day on March 3, 2022. The contest is open to all youth nationwide ages 15-20 years old.   The contest aims to unleash and showcase our youth’s creativity while promoting our country’s biodiversity with this year’s theme, Read more about The DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau launches Story Book Contest to start the 2022 World Wildlife Day Celebration[…]

BORACAY WETLANDS TAKE THE SPOTLIGHT ON WORLD WETLANDS DAY 2022 CELEBRATION

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, through its Biodiversity Management Bureau, leads the Philippine celebration of the 2022 World Wetlands Day. World Wetlands Day is being celebrated every February 2 annually to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and our planet. The date marks the anniversary of the Convention Read more about BORACAY WETLANDS TAKE THE SPOTLIGHT ON WORLD WETLANDS DAY 2022 CELEBRATION[…]

CEREMONIAL TURN-OVER OF ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE PROTECTION, CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF PEATLANDS IN AGUSAN MARSH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

The Philippines’ telecommunication giant and digital services provider PLDT, Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) turned- over additional equipment to strengthen the protection and enforcement activities at Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (AMWS) during the ceremonial turn-over ceremony held on October 25, 2021 at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center in Read more about CEREMONIAL TURN-OVER OF ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE PROTECTION, CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF PEATLANDS IN AGUSAN MARSH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY[…]

DENR-BMB Leads kick-of activities for International Year of Caves and Karst 2021

Spotlighting on children and youth whose views and voices are often ignored or absent in influence processes and decision-making and highlighting their role and capacity of advocacy, the Biodiversity Management Bureau of DENR launches “Children Writing for Children“, an online Children’s Story Writing Workshop in celebration of International Year of Caves and Karst 2021. Twelve(12) Read more about DENR-BMB Leads kick-of activities for International Year of Caves and Karst 2021[…]

Philippine Senate approves local bills declaring five sites as protected areas

The Philippine Senate on Monday, Sept. 27 approved on third and final reading five local bills that seek to declare five “ecologically vital areas” as protected sites under the National Integrated Protected Areas Systems (NIPAS).   House Bill No(HBN) Short Title Location/Region HBN 9320 Banao Protected Landscape Act Balbalan, Kalinga (CAR) HBN 9327 Tirad Pass Read more about Philippine Senate approves local bills declaring five sites as protected areas[…]

Philippines celebrates National Tamaraw Month 2021

In celebration of this year’s Tamaraw month, the DENR, through the Tamaraw Conservation Project (TCP) and the Provincial Governments of Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, in cooperation with partner organizations lined up the several activities.     “The continuous survival of the Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) mainly depends on the unified and concerted efforts not only of Read more about Philippines celebrates National Tamaraw Month 2021[…]