MANILA, Philippines – Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has temporarily suspended the transportation of all forest products and wildlife throughout the country to contain the spread of the corona virus disease (COVID-19). The DENR is taking this precautionary measure considering recent research that links the origin of COVID-19 with illegal wildlife trade. According to a report Read more about DENR suspends transport of Forest Products and Wildlife[…]

Quezon City, March 3, 2020 — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced that it will intensify efforts to combat wildlife crime, in partnership with law enforcement agencies such as the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine National Police (PNP) Maritime Group, and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), during the 7th Read more about DENR awards wildlife defenders and announces intensified efforts to stop organized environmental crime[…]

The Biodiversity Management Bureau conducted a two-day pilot testing of the beta version of the mobile application Wildlife Agency and Citizen Law Enforcement Reporting Tool or WildALERT. The mobile app is currently being developed by BMB in partnership with USAID-Protect Wildlife Project to help improve the wildlife law enforcement in the Philippines. The pilot-testing was Read more about Beta version of WildALERT Mobile App put to test[…]

The 2019 meeting of the Philippine Clearing House Mechanism (Phil CHM) held last November 20, 2019 in Quezon City to present the network’s new website and updates on the activities of some partner organizations. In her welcome message, Assistant Director Armida P. Andres emphasized the importance of CHM network as a central repository of biodiversity Read more about Philippine Clearing House Mechanism (Phil-CHM) Network held Meeting to present new Website and Updates[…]

A De La Salle University (DLSU) multidisciplinary team has developed a mobile application to help fisherfolk distinguish crab species. The mobile application dubbed the Crabifier is developed by DLSU’s Center for Environment and Natural Science Research in collaboration with College of Computer Studies. read more ******** Source and Further Reading********

Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary in the province of Agusan del Sur has been officialy declared as the 9th ASEAN Heritage Park of the Philippines. The Certificate of Recognition was officially received by the Provincial government during the 6th ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHPs) Conference in Pakse, People’s Democratic Republic of Laos through their Department of Forestry, Read more about Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary officially recognized as the 9th ASEAN Heritage Park of the Philippines[…]

Tanay mountaineers’ advocates the conservation and protection of the threatened cloud rats, an animal native to the forests and critical to the ecosystems of the Philippines. A remarkable group of nocturnal rodents, they comprise two genera, Phloeomys and Crateromys, and six species can only be found in the Philippine archipelago. Most of these species are threatened to various degrees Read more about Save The Cloud Rat: A Crucial Part of Our Ecosystem[…]

The IWT project was launched and rolled out in projects sites in  Region  13 on 30-31 May 2019 in Butuan City and 13-14 June 2019 in Cebu City for Region 7.  These covered knowledge-sharing and information around the state of IWT and law enforcement in the Philippines, and validating the IWT project objectives, outcomes, outputs Read more about ADB/GEF-DENR Project to combat Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) rolled out in Regions 7 and 13[…]