City Environment and Natural Resources Officer (CENRO) Patricia Abibico said that with the assurance of the city internal revenue allotment next year, their department is looking forward to the realization of several proposed projects that were not implemented due to limited funds.
Among these major projects include the conversion of Barangay Dilag dumping site into an eco-park which would require comprehensive planning and ground works. The city government she said also envisions the park to be a tourist spot showcasing a good waste management system.
In partnership with the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC), the City ENRO also plans to conduct tree planting activities in various private lands. She reasoned that this scheme would ensure better survival rate for the planted trees since it is assured that the land owners would take care of the trees.
"It is hard to recover the original forest covers just by tree planting activities without proper sustainability plans that comes with it," she said noting that past tree planting activities are rarely successful based on the percentage of the number of trees that survive.
Abibico shared that the city government under the leadership of City mayor Ferdinand Tubban targets to recover the lost forests of the city especially in the upland barangays where most of the water sources and potential eco-tourist attractions are found and to also ensure better protection from calamities.
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