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**Policy Updates**

**Policy Updates**

 
DENR issues Administrative Order No.2008-17  
 
 
 
DENR Issues New Policy for the Sustainable Management of Philippine Wild Flora
 

Aug 2008 -With the end in view of ensuring that sustainable practices are adopted in the trade of Philippine plants, Secretary Jose L. Atienza,Jr recently signed DENR Administrative Order 2008-08 entitled "Guidelines on Self-Regulation of the Floriculture Industry for the Sustainable Management of Philippine Wild Flora".

The floriculture industry is expected to work closely with the DENR on the accreditation of individuals or establishments engaged in the propagation of wild plants like orchids, ferns, pitcher plants, etc. for trade purposes.Under the new guidelines, accredited individuals or establishments can trade their propagated plants. The wild plants shall be kept and used only as mother plants for propagation.[DAO 2008-08]

 

 
**Local Events/ News**
  
**Local Events/ News**
  

CORAL TRIANGLE INITIATIVE

  
 

Oct 2008 Sec.Atienza lauds Manila Resolution on Coral Triangle Initiative [read]

Oct 2008 Six-nation Coral Triangle gets USD 40 million US funding [read]

Oct 2008 ADB Funds Environmental Plan to Save 'Coral Triangle [read]

 

The Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau thru its Philippine Raptors Conservation Program(PRCP), in collaboration with the DENR-Cordilllera Administrative Region, implemented a seminar for natural science teachers of public elementary schools in Northern Luzon. [read]

**News Archive**

  
**Features/Articles**

  • Sec. Atienza leads Davao coastal cleanup to mark international observance [read]

  • A New Species of Orchid Named After Late Sen.Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino [read]

  • PAWB Spearheads the 2008 Celebration of International Day for Biodiversity [read]

 

 
  • Atienza keeps ban on Boracay construction work, tree cutting [read]
  • Bantay Kalikasan holds "Ride with Pride" to protect the La Mesa Watershed [read]
  • Report : There may be 1,000 tamaraw in the wild. [read]
  • Vietnamese marine turtle poachers arrested off the coast of the Philippines[read]
New Protected Areas Under NIPAS
  
New Protected Areas Under NIPAS
  
   
Upcoming Events ( November 2008 )   Protected Areas with Congressional Enactment
  • Senior Official Meeting on the  Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) on October 20-23, 2008
  • Regional Consultation/Workshop for Luzon,Visayas and Mindanao for the preparation of the 4th National Report(4NR) Project on Nov. 10-14 (Davao and Cebu City.)
  • CITES Training Workshop for the INTERPOL on Nov 12-14,Antipolo City.
  • Communication Planning Workshop for the Philippine Eagle back to back with Raptor Eagle Watch Team (REWT) Annual Meeting and Planning Workshop for 2009 (Nov 25-28)
  • Capacity Building for Cave Techniques, Assessment, Classification and Management Training(last week of November)
  
Protected Areas with Website
   Protected Areas with Website
Mayon Volcano Natural Park
 
 

PROTECTED AREAS AND WILDLIFE BUREAU
Central Office: Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center , 1100 Diliman Quezon City, Philippines Telephone: +(63 2) 9246031-35
Email: planning@pawb.gov.ph

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   Featured Protected Area of the Month
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**Other News**

 

Hongkong finds Bird Flu Virus in Crow

[Global Warming Watch]

Big Storms good at burying warming Gases[read]
20 waterbirds added to United Nations threatened listt[read]