THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is pioneering disaster risk reduction by rolling out a citizen science program. Spearheaded by DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, this program aims to manage and protect the Philippines' vital mangrove cover as part of the BakaJuan project.

The agency reports a reduction of the Philippine mangrove forests from 450,000 hectares in 1918 to 303,373 in 2015.

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