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02 May 2014

Ocean Month celebration highlights importance of mangrovesAs the nation celebrates Month of the Ocean (MOO) this May, the Department of Environment

and at!ral "eso!rces (DE") has lined !p activities desi#ned to dra$ attention to the important role

that man#roves play in protectin# the co!ntry%s coastlines and their inhabitants&

DE" 'ecretary "amon && a*e said this year%s theme, +Man#roves protect& rotect

man#roves, is e-tremely timely and si#nificant in li#ht of the ma#nit!de of the destr!ction $ro!#ht

by .olanda, $hich is said to be the stron#est tropical typhoon ever recorded&

+/nfort!nate the disaster may have been, .olanda !ndo!btedly $as an instant ed!cation for

ilipino people on $hat storm s!r#es are, and $as a r!de a$aenin# of sort on the state of o!r coastalcomm!nities and their lac of protection from these nat!ral events, a*e pointed o!t&

he environment chief said that sadly, .olanda and other e-treme $eather events before it are

part of the so3called +ne$ normal as impacts of climate chan#e increase&

!t the #ood ne$s is, he said, man#roves can help coastal comm!nities adapt to climate

chan#e&

+5e hope everyone no$ appreciates and !nderstands, more than ever, the importance of

protectin# and rehabilitatin# o!r man#rove forests, a*e said&

+Man#roves protect !s not only from stron# $aves and storm s!r#es, b!t also help clean the air

and $ater alon# o!r coastal 6ones, and provide food sec!rity and livelihood to the comm!nities, he

added&

he DE", to#ether $ith its partners from both the private and #overnment sectors and

environmental #ro!ps, $ill ic off the MOO celebration at the DE" #ro!nds in 7!e6on 8ityon May 9 $ith Director heresa M!ndita :im of the iodiversity Mana#ement !rea! #ivin# a tal

abo!t the festivity and the !nveilin# of the MOO 2014 lo#o&

he ne$ lo#o feat!res elements that incorporate the role of man#roves in protectin#

comm!nities and other benefits it provide, and conversely, the need for h!mans to be responsible

ste$ards of nat!re&

rior to the ic off, 'hore ;t /p < a pro*ect of Metro acific ;nvestments < $ill la!nch

Man#rove rotection ;nformation 8enters in an#asinan and ohol provinces from May 1 to 4& ;t $ill

also cond!ct clean!p activities alon# the shorelines of ohol&

rom May 9310, the DE" $ill tae part in the =th ational 'co!t >ent!re 8amp in :in#ayen

to$n in an#asinan, administerin# lect!re, environmental #ames and chants, and interactive e-hibit tosome 4,900 sco!ts from all over the co!ntry&

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAND NATURAL RESOURCESVisayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City

N E W SPublic Affairs Office

Tel. Nos: 928.29.10 / 926.98.0 "

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A bie to!r, $hich has a theme +adyaan? 'a#ip aa$an, $ill be held on May 1@ from the

inoy A!ino ars and 5ildlife 8enter (A58) in 7!e6on 8ity to the :as iBas3araBa!e8ritical Cabitat and Ecoto!rism Area (:8CEA)&

he to!r $ill c!lminate in a man#rove clean!p at the :8CEA to be led by irefly ri#ade, avol!nteer #ro!p of cyclists advocatin# for cyclin# as a cleaner mode of transportation&

rom May 1 to 21, environmental partners 5orld 5ildlife !nd for at!re (55),8onservation ;nternational (8;)3hilippines, and 8onserve and rotect Oceans, ;nc& $ill hold the

+ayani n# aa$an short video essay event&

his $ill allo$ the p!blic, !sin# phone cameras and other video3recordin# devices, to recordvideos of ho$ ordinary people commit to care and protect man#roves in their comm!nities& >ideos

may then be shared thro!#h social media pa#es s!ch as the MOO pa#es on aceboo, ;nsta#ram and

oo#le, or !ploaded on pop!lar $ebsites s!ch as .o!t!be and >imeo&

On May 22, the co!ntry $ill *oin the #lobal comm!nity in celebratin# the ;nternational Day of

iolo#ical Diversity (;DD) $ith a theme, +;sland iodiversity& his $ill be hi#hli#hted by a .o!th'!mmer 8amp to be held at the A58 from May 22 to !ne 22F a biodiversity photo contest themed

+rotectin# the "eservoir of :ife, 'elfie for iodiversityF and the la!nchin# of a coffee table boo

entitled, +reas!res of the hilippine 5ild&

D!rin# the month3lon# MOO celebration, the DE" $ill also cond!ct trainin#s on man#rove

and coastal and marine ecosystems, yo!th camps, coral reef and man#rove dama#e assessment, amon#

others&

residential roclamation o& 9G iss!ed in 1HHH declared May as the Month of the Ocean& ;t

mandates the DE" and the Department of A#ric!lt!re3!rea! of isheries and A!atic "eso!rces tospearhead the observance of MOO and hi#hli#ht the need to conserve and protect the co!ntry%s coastal

and ocean reso!rces&

he hilippines is home to 4G tr!e man#rove and man#rove associate species&

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