DENR wants marine protected areas in West Philippine Sea

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) wants areas in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) declared as marine protected areas (MPAs). According to a statement issued on Tuesday, the DENR based its call on almost a decade of Filipino-led marine scientific research, which it underscored during the symposium “Science – to – Stewardship – to – Sovereignty: A Decade of Marine Scientific Research in the West Philippine Sea.” The symposium was organized by the DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) and Ocean Environments Task Force, held in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark 2016 South China […]...

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