Cimatu urges stronger cooperation on environment

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Wednesday called for stronger cooperation among member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in protecting the region’s environment and natural resources for the sake of its more than 600 million residents.

“As we go through our meetings, let us not lose sight of the fact that we protect the environment and conserve our natural resources, not for their own sake, but for our people to live better lives in harmony with nature,” Cimatu said as he welcomed the delegates to the 28th meeting of the Asean Senior Officials of the Environment (ASOEN) at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City.