On March 22, 2021, the celebration of World Water Day was kicked off with a clean-up drive in selected waterbodies of Region 11 under the Adopt-an-Estero/Waterbody Program. In Davao City, there were three (3) waterbodies that were cleaned-up namely, Shanghai Creek (Brgy. MatinaAplaya), San Isidro Creek (Brgy. Buhangin), and a shoreline in Purok Baybay, Lizada continue reading : CLEAN-UP DRIVE ON WORLD WATER DAY A CONCERTED EFFORTS OF LGUS, PARTNER INDUSTRIES AND EMB-XI UNDER THE ADOPT-AN-ESTERO/WATERBODY PROGRAM
OPEN DUMPSITES ORDERED CLOSED
Local Government Units that were still operating open dumpsites were ordered to immediately discontinuetheir operationafter DENR thru the Environmental Management Bureau Region XI on Monday, January 25, 2021, issued closure orderto the local government units namely, Sto. Tomas and New Corella in Davao del Norte. Open dumpsites were reportedly to be located at Sitio Cogonal, continue reading : OPEN DUMPSITES ORDERED CLOSED
WORLD WETLANDS AND WATER 2021
The DENR-EMB invites everyone to join the celebration of the World Wetlands Day this 2nd of February to raise global awareness about the high importance of wetlands for people and our planet. WWD is also an occasion to commemorate the signing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971. continue reading : WORLD WETLANDS AND WATER 2021