BIMP-EAGA Environment Cluster to Discuss Priority Projects
Delegates from the Environment Cluster of the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) converge in Davao City today until tomorrow (October 30, 2013) to discuss and finalize its priority project which is the Electronic Waste (E-Waste) Management Project.
The said meeting is currently at Park Inn Hotel.
This 2nd BIMP-EAGA Environment Cluster meeting for this year will be hosted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-XI) in coordination with the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa). Further, the meeting also aims to discuss other project proposals which were presented and deliberated during the 1st Environmental Cluster meeting held in Manado, Indonesia last August 29-30, 2013.
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SMARTSeas Partners’ Forum Held
To provide a venue to exchange experiences, innovative ideas and community-based initiatives to enhance effectiveness of the marine protected areas (MPAs), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Philippines and Global Environment Facility (GEF) are currently conducting a three-day SMARTSeas PH Project Partner’s Forum at the Ritz Hotel at Garden Oases, Davao City.
SMARTSeas PH Project is a five-year project that aims to strengthen the conservation, protection and management of key marine biodiversity areas in the Philippines. It also includes the establishment of biodiversity-friendly enterprise as sustainable livelihood to coastal communities.
Anchored on the theme “People and the Sea”, the forum which will run from October 9-11, 2018, is participated in by the MPA managers and practitioners from SMARTSeas project sites, partners from the local and national government agencies, civil society organizations, academic, research institutions, and private sector working on the protection and conservation of the coastal and marine environment. Read more...
