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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Trees dying in 18 towns
Trees planted alongside provincial roads in Cebu’s 18 municipalities have less than 50 percent survival rate because of local officials’ neglect.
In a report to the Provincial Development Council, the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) noted that only four municipalities registered a 100-percent survival rate of the trees planted for the Capitol’s greening project.
Towns whose officials have fully met their responsibilities in a signed memorandum of agreement with the Province are Alcoy, San Remigio, Tuburan, and Borbon.
Lowest survival rate among trees planted were in Carcar, at 8.90 percent and Dumanjug and 8.60 percent.
“High mortality rate” of planted trees were recorded in 18 towns, which, according to Penro, were because of the presence of stray animals, or the absence of tree guards.
Several areas also need weeding and replanting. For some municipalities, Penro noted the absence of water supply needed to water the trees, as well as the “lack of care and maintenance.”
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Garcia, chairperson of the development council, showed mayors pictures of dead nangka seedlings that local leaders promised to take care of when the project “Greening with the Environment Now” was launched in their respective localities.
The governor called on municipal and barangay officials to take care of the trees to meet their responsibilities spelled out in the memorandum of agreement.
Garcia conceptualized the tree planting project beside every stretch of provincial roads as part of Capitol’s mandate to preserve and protect the environment.
Also, the barangays can get money out of the fruits that the jackfruit trees will bear, she said.
Moreover, the tree planting program is meant to help prevent the occurrence of problems such as floods. (JPM)
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