Department
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Assistant Secretary and Regional
Executive Director (RED) Marlo D. Mendoza (4th from left) discusses
policies of the National Greening
Program to ensure production of quality tree plantation during the recently
held Management Conference with the
newly designated PENR and CENR officers
of the 13 towns and cities and 5 provinces of Caraga Region. RED Mendoza
stressed the importance of protecting and propagating dipterocarp species as he
discouraged the cutting of dipterocarp saplings in production areas. (Eric
Gallego, DENR-RPAO 13/PIA-Caraga)