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Vivant, Ayala Land partner for biodiversity project in Cebu

PUBLICLY listed and Cebu-based energy and water company Vivant Corp. signed a collaboration agreement with Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) for the Kan-Irag Ecosystem Biodiversity Project last May 2024. The partnership would foster efforts in sustaining and preserving the biodiversity of an area adjacent to a protected zone in Cebu City known as Mount Kan-irag.

Located in Barangay Malubog, Cebu City, the nearly 10-hectare project site was part of ALI's landbank in Cebu just outside the boundary of the Central Cebu Protected Landscape, designated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources as a protected area subject to strict regulations and restrictions for conservation and preservation while being a popular hiking destination.

The photo shows (from left) Anna Maria Gonzales, Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) head of Sustainability; Jennylle Tupaz, ALI Senior Estates Development head for Central Luzon and VisMin; Shem Jose Garcia, vice president and executive director of Vivant Foundation Inc.; and Nilo Arribas Jr., chief information officer of Vivant Corp. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO