DENR calls on private sector to help restore PH forests

With floods, droughts, and heatwaves occurring more frequently, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has urged private companies to help restore the country's forests, which serve as lifelines that will protect millions of Filipinos from the worst effects of climate change.

- By JEL SANTOS

DENR Secretary Raphael Lotilla emphasized that forests are vital in protecting communities, especially those living near vulnerable watersheds that are prone to flooding, landslides, and drought.

“Together, we are not simply planting trees, but motivating a future — one where our forests thrive and our stakeholders live in a healthy, prosperous, and resilient society,” he said during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the DENR and the Ayala Group of Companies under the Forests for Life: 5 Million Trees by 2028 program.