The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has urged local government units to actively implement regulations for the protection of the country’s forests and the prevention of forest fires.

In a statement, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje stressed the importance of local government units (LGU) in disseminating information about forest fire prevention and adopting regulations to stop practices deemed to cause forest fires especially during summer when such incidents are rampant.

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