Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Frank Cimatu signs the memorandum of understanding with Asian Forest Cooperation Organization officers.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Frank Cimatu signs the memorandum of understanding with Asian Forest Cooperation Organization officers.


THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (Afoco) for the production of value-added wood products from forests in Negros Oriental and Agusan del Sur, which will generate jobs for grassroots communities.

A vertical integration project for wood processing will produce value-added wood products, using raw materials harvested from community-based forest management areas being managed by People's Organizations in Negros Oriental and Agusan del Sur.

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