Innovative approaches, collaborative efforts kailangan sa pangangalaga ng protected areas–Sen. Cynthia
BINIGYANG-diin ni Sen. Cynthia Villar ang kahalagahan ng innovative approaches at collaborative efforts para sa pangangalaga ng mga protected areas (PAs) at pagpapalakas ng mga komunidad.
“Through efficient collaboration and embracing new technologies, we can strengthen our ecosystems and communities, securing a better future for all,” sabi ni Villar sa kanyang speech sa 3rd National Protected Area Conference na inorganisa ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB).
Ayon sa senador, bago naisabatas ang National Integrated Protected Areas System Act (NIPAS) of 1992, maraming na-declare na national parks na nasa papel lamang ang peoteksyon.
Ipinatayo ang May 13 ecologically important areas sa pamamagitan ng individual legislations samantalang ang iba patuloy na pinangangasiwaan ng “initial components of the system”
“Through the years, the establishment of protected areas by legislative action under the NIPAS Act of 1992 became few … due to exploitation and other profound impact of human activities and on all components of the natural environment,” sabi ni Villar.
Binigyan diin niya na kailangan i-secure ng present at future generations ang “perpetual existence” ng lahat ng mga native na halaman at hayop.
Nang maging chairperson ng Senate Environment Committee noong 17th Congress, isinulong niya ang pagsasabatas ng “Expanded NIPAS Act of 2018. Kabilang dito ang legislation ng 94 protected areas.
Sa 18th Congress, may pito pang PAs ang naisabatas kung kaya’t meron ng 114 total legislated PAs sa bansa.
“In the 19th Congress, I am currently defending the legislation of 10 more PAs plus the bill seeking to expand the coverage area of the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP), a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention.”
