The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is pushing to declare ecologically important areas in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) as marine protected areas (MPAs) in the contested West Philippine Sea. DENR says the move is based on nearly a decade of Filipino-led marine scientific research conducted in the area. The proposal was highlighted during a symposium titled “Science – to – Stewardship – to – Sovereignty: A Decade of Marine Scientific Research in the West Philippine Sea.” The event, organized by DENR’s Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) and the Ocean Environments Task Force, commemorates the 10th anniversary of a landmark 2016 effort related to marine research in the region. In calling for the establishment of MPAs, DENR frames the protection of these areas as a way to support stewardship of marine ecosystems while reinforcing Philippine involvement in scientific study of the West Philippine Sea. The reports do not specify which exact sites within the Kalayaan Group would be covered or the timeline for any declaration.
DENR urges marine protected areas in Kalayaan Island Group amid West Philippine Sea dispute
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is pushing to declare ecologically important areas in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) as marine protected areas (MPAs) in the contested West...
- DENR calls for declaring parts of the Kalayaan Island Group as marine protected areas (MPAs) in the West Philippine Sea.
- The proposal is based on nearly a decade of Filipino-led marine scientific research in the area.
- The DENR made the call during the symposium “Science – to – Stewardship – to – Sovereignty: A Decade of Marine Scientific Research in the West Philippine Sea.”
- The symposium is organized by DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) and the Ocean Environments Task Force.
- The event commemorates the 10th anniversary of a landmark 2016 marine scientific research effort.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) wants areas in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) declared as marine protected areas (MPAs). According to a statement issued on Tuesday, the DENR based its call on almost a decade of Filipino-led marine scientific research, which it underscored during the symposium “Science – to – Stewardship – to – Sovereignty: A Decade of Marine Scientific Research in the West Philippine Sea.” The symposium was organized by the DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) and Ocean Environments Task Force, held in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark 2016 South China […]...Keep on reading: DENR wants marine protected areas in West Philippine Sea
3 hours agoThe Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is pushing to secure ecologically important areas in the Kalayaan Group of Islands, located in the contested West Philippine Sea, as marine protected areas (MPA).
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