Pangasinan ramps up reforestation of denuded mountains
REFORESTATION. The local government unit of Mangatarem town in Pangasinan province continuously conducts tree planting activities to reforest denuded mountains. It has partnered with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and private organizations. (Photo by Hilda Austria) MANGATAREM, Pangasinan - The Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) has accelerated its reforestation efforts as it recorded a 60-percent survival rate of the tree seedlings planted in the denuded mountain areas here. In an interview on Thursday, MENRO head Jessie Sacopla said they are...