Thursday, December 22, 2016

EMB vows to sustain ‘Green Schools’ drive

TACLOBAN CITY Dec. 7 (PNA) -- The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) vowed to sustain its advocacy for Green Schools even beyond Environmental Awareness Month celebration.

Maribel Munsayac, chief of EMB’s finance and administrative division, emphasized the value of raising environmental awareness among school children and youth, engaging them in climate change adaptation activities.

“We want to raise awareness on the different environmental issues that has been confronting our country to young Filipinos,” Munsayac said.

The Green Schools campaign, launched two years ago, have been pushing for promotion of environmental protection, institutionalization of solid waste management programs and recycling.

This is on top of tree planting program, campus gardening, and other greening initiatives.

In November, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-EMB led three environmental events -- Environmental Awareness Month, Clean Air month, and National Climate Change Consciousness Week.

All activities were anchored on the theme: “Green schools…building climate resilient and sustainable communities”. The activities aim to raise awareness among the youth and promote ways of reducing their negative impact on the environment. (PNA)
JBP/SQM/Yancy Marie T. Claridad (OJT)

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