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DENR partners with DoT, DILG for Year of Protected Areas campaign

DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Acting Secretary Jim Sampulna, Department of Tourism (DoT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año led the signing ceremony at the launch of the Year of Protected Areas (YoPA) campaign marking the 90th anniversary of establishing national parks in the country.

The campaign launch is also part of the wider celebration for the 2022 International Day of Biological Diversity (IDBD).

DENR Acting Secretary Jim Sampulna (second from left), DoT secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (fourth from left) and DILG Secretary Eduardo Año (second from right) are joined by Senator-elect Loren Legarda-Leviste (third from left), United Nations Development Program Philippines resident representative Dr. Selva Ramachandran (extreme left) and Climate Change Commission Secretary Robert Borje (extreme right). CONTRIBUTED PHOTO