(Photos courtesy of DENR Davao/ MANILA BULLETIN)
In a statement on Monday, Feb.15, the DENR-XI said Regional Executive Director Bagani Fidel Evaso, along with some officials and protected area conservationists, climbed Mt. Apo during the long weekend to “assess the trail conditions and campsite situation in order to determine and strengthen preservation and conservation mechanisms.”
“Observations during the activity also led to pushing for stricter trekking rules because trekkers seemed to ignore the existing policies,” the DENR-XI said.
“Trails and campsites were not just left with traces of footprints – so were empty soda and water bottles, face masks, and all other kinds of trash. Disappointingly, liquors and traces of drug substances were also observed in the area,” it added. It said even boulders were vandalized.
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Newsletter 2021-01-21
The Gecko Project and Mongabay [01/21/2021]
– Members of the Auyu tribe of Papua, Indonesia, are demanding a halt to the operations of palm oil company PT Indo Asiana Lestari (IAL), which appears to be gearing up to clear their ancestral forests.
– They say that the company failed to obtain the community’s consent for the project, and that it’s not clear whether it even has the requisite permits to begin operations.
– IAL’s concession is part of the Tanah Merah megaproject that is already dogged by allegations that key operating permits have been falsified.
– The Papua region is home to the world’s third-largest contiguous swath of tropical rainforest, after the Amazon and the Congo Basin, but large areas may be cleared for plantations.
ONE homegrown brand elevates the Cebuano coffee experience.
In the highlands of Tuburan in Kabankalan, a coffee-scented mountain, growing and roasting coffee cherries, specifically Robusta beans and currently working on the Arabica variety is located.
On top of this coffee plantation, a small tasting facility that also houses its products such as coffee beans and coffee drip bags is situated.
Tuburan Coffee is the first homegrown coffee brand in Cebu.
The coffee farm started out as one of the solutions for illegal logging and livelihood enhancement of then mayor, now Vice Mayor Democrito Diamante Jr.
Way back, rampant deforestation had been done in the mountain barangays by some of the residents to make an income out of making charcoal briquettes and illegal logging, according to Diamante.