DENR- Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Director Mario Ancheta urges participants of the Circular and Green Economies Forum to replicate adoptable innovations in their communities. He said the innovations of the communities will contribute to the reduction of solid waste. PIA Photo
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (PIA) — A mine firm operating at barangay Runruno in Quezon town has showcased various innovations and ideas in a bid to encourage and teach various partners in turning solid waste into income generating endeavors.
Led by the FCF Minerals Corporation’s Information, Education and Communication section under the Community Relations Office, a forum on Circular and Green Economies was attended and participated by 105 stakeholders at the Tam-an Mt. Resort & Hotel with the theme "Harmonizing Prosperity and Preservation: Empowering SDMP Communities towards Net Zero Waste and Biodiversity-Friendly Economies,".
The participants were members of the Technical Working Group, Program Management Committee, local media, and MLGU partners, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office of PLGU, Community-Based Organizations and barangay officials from Social Development and Management Program Communities.
“Through this forum, we hope to bring in innovative ideas on Ecological Solid Waste Management Program and encourage our partners to do their own inititiatives in contributing to the reduction of solid waste in their respective communities,” Forester Leopoldo Castro, Jr., FCF Sustainability Manager said.
He added the symposium also seeks to inspire behavioral change, enhance community engagement, and showcase innovative solutions.
Multi-sectoral participants attend the forum on Circular and Green Economies conducted by a mine firm in Nueva Vizcaya to encourage communities in adopting innovations on solid waste management program. PIA Image
“We hope that by replicating these innovative green economy ideas among our local partners, our contribution on solid waste reduction, resource optimization, and minimizing negative environmental impacts on the local communities where FCF Mining operates will be attained,” Castro said.
Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Director Mario Ancheta hailed and commended the company’s conduct of the green economy forum as a positive step for the mining industry stakeholders, encouraging them to seize the opportunity to learn about the situation in their barangays.
The resource speakers during the forum were Engr. Voltaire Acosta - Consultant on Circular Economy, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Catherine San Juan Gabriel - President, Tagumpay Eight Zero Waste Association (TEZWA), Michelle Tiffany V. Tan - Development Management Officer I, DENR RO2 , Jennifer C. Arugay - Development Management Officer II, DENR RO2, Donabel B. Carabbacan - Ecosystems Management Specialist I, DENR RO2, For. Samuel P. Telan - Supervising Ecosystems Management Specialist, PENRO-Nueva Vizcaya, For. Leopoldo Castro, Jr. – FCF Sustainability Manager and Tina Morados - Founder of Pamora farm. (BME/PIA NVizcaya)
