Monday, December 1, 2014

DavNor beefs up marine biodiversity rehab, protection



TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Dec. 1 – The Province of Davao del Norte stepped up its effort in enhancing and conserving marine biodiversity through the rehabilitation of degraded marine habitats.

About five hundred students, teachers, residents, local officials and Ugmad Komunidad beneficiaries planted over a thousand mangrove seedlings in Barangay Cagangohan, Panabo City to restore the coastal environment.

Governor Rodolfo del Rosario led the planting of mangrove specie Rhizophora apiculata aimed at bringing back the diverse coastal habitats that support an abundance of marine life in the area.

“This will be the best legacy that I could leave to future generations of Dabaonons,” the governor said.
The Davao del Norte Coastal Biodiversity Protection and Conservation Program intends to cover over five hectares in the coastal area to rehabilitate the marine ecosystem and ensure sustainable economic growth.

It is being undertaken through the convergence of the Ugmad Komunidad program, the Environment and Wildlife Protection and Development division of the PENRO-LGU and the Provincial Agriculturist Office.

The governor also launched the Provincial Coastal Nursery for marine conversation efforts. Around 7,000 mangrove seedlings will be available for planting by January next year.

The event also aims to spur ecotourism activities in the area, which has become more accessible with the concreting of the coastal circumferential road of Panabo City along barangays San Pedro-Cagangohan section.

The 17.4-kilometer road project worth over P300 million which includes the construction of concrete seawall and embankment is implemented by the Departments of Tourism and Public Works and Highways.

It has greatly improved the movement of goods, particularly in the nearby Mariculture Park that has been benefitting a lot of fisher folks in the city.

As part of del Rosario’s No Dead End Project, the road project will lead all the way to La Paz, Carmen, Davao del Norte implemented under the government’s Tourism Road Infrastructure Project Prioritization Criteria (TRIPC) to boost the tourism industry in the province. (PIO-DavNor/Noel Baguio)

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