CALAMBA CITY, Laguna (PIA) – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) IV-A will host an eco-tour for its employees who are senior citizens and Persons With Disabilities (PWD) as part of their Environmental Awareness Month celebration on November 15.
In an interview with the Philippine Information Agency’s Usapang PIA program, Supervising Ecosystems Management Specialist and Regional Strategic Communication and Initiatives Group Chief, Forester Judaline Fabro said the eco-tour is part of their bid to make environmental conservation programs more inclusive.
“First time po itong eco-tour para sa ating mga senior citizens at PWD’s. Isa po sa tinarget namin ito this year upang maipakita na pinapahalagahan natin ang lahat ng sektor sa ating mga empleyado, maliban sa kabataan, meron din sa kabataan at sa mga senior citizens” Fabro said.
Participating employees will visit the Quezon Protected Landscape in Pagbilao as part of the ecotour.
Fabro adds: “Ang aming target ay 50 to 55 na makakadalo sa EcoTour kasi madami po kami ngayon na senior citizens sa DENR CALABARZON. During the tour magkakaroon po ng tree planting o tree glowing sa protected area bilang pledge po ng ating mga senior citizens at PWD para sa kalikasan.”
Fabro said the eco-tour will highlight the importance of providing senior citizens and PWD employees with an enjoyable experience as part of their celebration of Environmental Awareness Month.
Aside from the eco-tour, DENR IV-A lined up numerous programs such as Camp-Plant-Hike for the Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week , and free webinars on environment conservation for youth in celebration of National Day for Youth in Climate Action.
Forester Fabro invites everyone to support the agency’s proactive approach in addressing environmental issues in the country.
“Ganun din po hinihikayat din po namin ang lahat na makiisa at makibahagi sa mga gawain sa pangangalaga ng ating kapaligiran at sa mga Likas Yaman na meron tayo upang sa ganoon ay mapanatili natin na patuloy-tuloy na mapayabong at mapakinabanangan ng maayos hanggang sa mga susunod na henerasyon” Fabro said.
Republic Act No. 9512 declares November as the National Environmental Awareness Month which articulate that the state must raise public awareness of the value of ecological balance and environmental preservation for long-term national development, as well as the role that natural resources play in economic growth. (AM/PIA-4A)
