LARENA, Siquijor, Philippine — The local office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here is strengthening moves to rehabilitate the province’s marine and other natural resources particularly in areas where creeks and rivers are noted to have been damaged.

DENR Information Officer Rowena Magpiong said, the agency is focused, through the Integrated Coastal Resource Management Program (ICRMP), on rehabilitating areas that are seen to be in danger because of man’s neglect, citing specifically some creeks and rivers in Enrique Villanueva town.

She said the office is pushing for the massive planting of mangroves and other trees of different varieties particularly along creeks and rivers.

Under the ICRMP’s mangrove rehabilitation contract, the DENR is currently conducting mangrove planting in identified ICRMP target barangays Lomangcapan and Tulapos in Enrique Villanueva (Talingting) town.

Currently, in line with the celebration of Women’s month in March, the agency, spearheaded by its women employees, is undertaking bagging/potting of soil for mass seedling production for free distribution province-wide.

Magpiong said seedlings of different varieties are now available at their office and two other ICRMP nurseries in Guiwanon and Cangmalalag, Larena, Siquijor. Interested individuals or groups are advised to bring a copy of the land title of the property where the seedlings are to be planted.