Students with Mr. Roperto S. Deluna, Jr., Urban Greening Project Leader of the SAEc Extension Project |
In
support to the National Greening Program (Executive Order No. 26) of President
Benigno S. Aquino III, the School of Applied Economics (SAEc) has initiated the
Urban Greening Project in partnership with the Department Of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR), - Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO)
East and Communal Elementary School. This executive order was issued ordering
and declaring the implementation of a National Greening Program as a government
priority. The program shall plant 1.5 billion trees covering about 1.5 million
hectares by 2016.
Students posed at the banner. |
After the airport tree planting activity, a
succeeding event last September 22, 2012 was held at the Communal Elementary
School, Buhangin, Davao City. The activity was participated by one hundred seventy participants
composed of students, faculty and school officials. Four hundred narra and four
hundred ten mahogany trees were planted at the backyard of the school.
The
Urban Greening Project of SAEc has garnered a total of two hundred thirty five
participants and planted over one thousand two hundred trees and counting. SAEc
is committed to the betterment of the society and cooperate to the priority
programs of the government on poverty reduction, resource conservation and
protection and climate change mitigation and adaption.
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