DENR pushing Coral Triangle protection

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has underscored the need for more action to protect reefs within the Coral Triangle amid growing threats to their ecosystems—from overfishing and pollution to impacts of climate change.

While the Philippines had taken important steps to protect its own reefs and the marine life they host, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said that more needs to be done in developing sustainable solutions for the threatened reefs in the Coral Triangle, a global hotspot of marine biodiversity.