MANILA, Philippines — Around 365,000 native trees are set to be planted at the Ipo Watershed in Norzagaray, Bulacan next year, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Thursday.
“Ipo Watershed, which supplies fresh water to 20 million people living or working in Metro Manila, will be bolstered with hundreds of thousands of new trees next year,” DENR said in a statement.
Thousands of native trees such as Narra, Lauaan, Kupang, and Yakal are expected to be initially planted once restrictions to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are lifted next year.
This was made possible through donations from GCash, DENR, the United Nations Develop…
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