THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-11) together with local government units and other partner agencies opened last week the Regional Integrated Coastal Resource and Marine (ICRM) Center located at the Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology (DOSCST) grounds, in Mati City.
This center is established under the ICRM Project in Davao Oriental which covers the municipalities of Tarragona, Manay, Caraga, Baganga, Cateel and Boston and Mati City.
The marine center will serve as a hub for biodiversity monitoring, research, training and demonstration activities for the Pujada Bay Corridor.
The establishment of this center is necessary because the “Pujada Bay Corridor” is a vital point of convergence for bioregions of the Pacific Ocean and Celebes Sea. It is considered as an “extremely high” priority biodiversity corridor. As such, it plays a critical role to meet the natural ecological, behavioral requirements of biodiversity and provides functional linkages allowing migration of species between areas
The inauguration was participated in by various officials of Davao Oriental spearheaded by Gov. Corazon N. Malanyaon, the Provincial Steering Committee, chair of the ICRM project, together with Districts 1 and 2 Congressional representatives Nelson L. Dayanghirang and Thelma Z. Almario, Dr. Ben Malayang III of Siliman University, Dir. Fatma M. Idris of BFAR II, Dir. Jim O. Sampulna of DENR-11, Dr. Lea Jimenez of DOSCST, among others.
The ICRM project in Davao Oriental began in September of 2007 and was formally launched on February 8, 200. This project aims to provide for sustainable management and increased income for coastal communities of Davao Oriental. [DENR-11,PR]
Subscribe
Login
0 Comments
Oldest