[In the news] ARMM, DENR ink reforestation pact – INQUIRER.net

ARMM, DENR ink reforestation pact By Kristine L. Alave Philippine Daily Inquirer January 10th, 2012 In the aftermath of Tropical Storm “Sendong,” the national government and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have agreed to reforest some 2,500 hectares of denuded land in the ARMM, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has…

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January 10, 2012

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ARMM, DENR ink reforestation pact
By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
January 10th, 2012

In the aftermath of Tropical Storm “Sendong,” the national government and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have agreed to reforest some 2,500 hectares of denuded land in the ARMM, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has announced.

Environment Secretary Ramon Paje and ARMM OIC Mujiv Hataman on Monday signed an agreement to reforest 2,500 hectares under the National Greening Program. The project, with a budget of just under P50 million, is the first joint undertaking between the national government and the ARMM since Hataman assumed the post of officer in charge last month.