DENR produces 1.37 M indigenous seedlings this year
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has produced in 2013 about 1.37 million indigenous tree seedlings for the government’s National Greening Program (NGP).
Among the native species being propagated are endangered species such as kamagong, mayapis, molave, Philippine teak, tindalo, toog and dipterocarp species.
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said the seedlings are being produced in the DENR’s clonal facilities throughout the country.
Paje said the DENR has also signed a memorandum of agreement with five state universities and colleges (SUCs) in Western Visayas for the establishment of additional clonal nurseries.
This brought to 25 the number of participating SUCs in the NGP. The SUCs were chosen based on their ability to augment the yield capacity of 22 existing regional clonal nurseries of the DENR.
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