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Involve Stakeholders, Include Econ Rehab – LOPEZ

  DENR Secretary Gina Lopez credited the Department’s string of successes in environmental protection to a “multi-stakeholder approach” that includes not only strict implementation but post-enforcement rehabilitation. “We involve as many agencies as possible. We do not stop at just going after logging and mining violators. The department goes a step further and creates livelihood […]

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Senate Concurrence to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change Is a Great Victory for the Planet – LOPEZ

DENR Secretary Gina Lopez expressed elation at the Senate’s unanimous concurrence to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change on Tuesday, days after President Rodrigo Duterte ratified the landmark global environment pact. “I’m very happy. This is a great victory for the planet. President Digong set the stage for the Senate’s concurrence to the Paris Agreement,” […]

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Multi-Agency Four Billion-Peso Effort to Produce Green Jobs in Closed Mines – LOPEZ

As many as 30,000 households could benefit from green jobs that will be generated by a multi-agency four billion-peso investment in three provinces that will be affected by mine closures as a result of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) mining audit that shut down mines near watersheds in Surigao Del Norte, Surigao […]