“Make simple acts of goodness for the environment a habit.” DENR 8 Regional Director Atty. Crizaldy Barcelo makes this call during the culmination activity for the Philippine Environment Month celebration in June which focused on the advocacy to beat plastic pollution.
Director Barcelo shared that while plastic has many valuable uses, people have been over reliant on single-use plastics which brings severe environmental consequences such as clogging city streets and polluting the natural environment.
He posed a challenge to reset each one’s outlook of producing and consuming products, including their own way of life into something that does not prejudice the environment.
“Even little things such as proper disposal of our wastes, refusing the use of plastic cutlery, bringing our own bag when doing our grocery and picking up plastic litters on the pathway matters,” he says.
Besides enjoining partners and the general public to act for the environment and rally towards ending plastic pollution, Director Barcelo also addressed his call to all DENR employees. He says, “We should go beyond the mandate of the Department. Develop personal convictions in our advocacies, reach out to others as true advocates of the environment and convince others to the same.”
Director Barcelo further pointed out that the duty to protect the environment is everyone’s responsibility which should be done from the heart.
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Cuatro Islas tourists limited to 500 a day
Thursday, August 02, 2018Tourists visiting the Cuatro Islas Protected Landscape and Seascape (CIPLS) in Hindang and Inopacan, Leyte is limited to five hundred (500) per day. This is the reminder posed by the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) 8 as influx of tourists to the four scenic islets of Apid, Digyo, Himokilan, and Mahaba increases this summer. Said carrying capacity limit has been adopted by the CIPLS Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) from a study conducted by GIZ Protected Area Management Enhanceme…
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DENR 8 Regional Director Atty. Crizaldy Barcelo accepts the Chairmanship of Eastern Visayas’ Regional Ecotourism Committee (REC) for a three-year term from the Department of Tourism represented by its Officer-In-Charge, Ma. Trinidad Dacuycuy.
Scenic feature of the Cuatro Islas Protected Landscape and Seascape attract local and foreign tourists. To protect the area, the CIPLS PAMB limits its tourists to 500 per day.
Some of the retired key officials and employees of DENR pose for a picture with DENR Regional Director, Atty. Crizaldy Barcelo.
DENR personnel, BLGU officials, local residents, members of people’s organizations and the media witness the release of various species of birds into Mt. Nacolod.
DENR 8 Regional Director Crizaldy M. Barcelo (L) presents Certificates of Recognition to partners in law enforcement for their invaluable support and contributions to environmental law enforcement operations in Eastern Visayas.
Ms. Melba Ariño (center), Land Management Officer of DENR CENRO Pambujan receives award for extending invaluable assistance to the programs of 8ID PA from DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu and Maj. Gen. Raul Farnacio, Commander, 8ID.
CENR Officer Joselito Eco plant a tree seedling during the Arbor Day celebration of CENRO Ormoc in Barangay Soob, Albuera, Leyte wherein several participants from people's organization, local community and youth organization joined in the tree planting activity.
DENR 8’s ARD for Management Services Arturo N. Salazar presents Updates on Government Policy on Climate Change during the 2nd Regional Climate Change Conference conducted by PH Haiyan Cooperative in cooperation with the Climate Change Commission.
Mangrove forest and eco-park in Naungan, Ormoc City developed by the Naungan San Juan Mangrove Planters Association from what used to be a plain mudflat.
DENR 8 technical personnel record and monitor sightings of migratory birds in the wetlands of Eastern Visayas.
Residents of Brgy. Tagpuro join the mangrove tree planting activity spearheaded by the PH Haiyan Advocacy Cooperative.
Participants to the tree planting activity in celebration of National Women’s Month and International Day of Forest plant mangrove propagules in one of the most devatated areas in Tacloban City when Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the region in November 2013.
The speaker urge participants to respect women, support their children, love their family and share what they learned to other people and advocate women’s rights during a lecture-forum on Anti-VAWC and Anti-Harassment in celebration of the National Women's Month.
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