Quezon folk tackle vital issues on Mt. Irid-Angelo

Pursuing stronger forest laws, communities in the municipalities of Infanta and General Nakar in Quezon province gathered recently in a citizen dialogue to identify issues they observed in the forest governance of Mount Irid-Angelo.

Representatives from different sectors agree on the different, if not dismal state of their forests compared to what they have enjoyed while they were young. The National Greening Program (NGP), small-scale mining regulation, weak implementation of environmental laws and ineffective forest monitoring were cited as the main issues confronting the forests of Mount Irid-Angelo.