DENR, Stakeholders Intensify Biodiversity Conservation Efforts for Ligwasan Marsh

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BUTUAN CITY - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Mindanao led stakeholders of the Ligwasan Marsh in the biodiversity conservation efforts of the 288,000-hectare marshland in the region.

It was gathered that new and intensified efforts were introduced by the DENR and stakeholders during the recent three-day workshop in Central Mindanao for the review of the management plan of the country's second largest freshwater wetland.

"The Ligwasan Marsh has a local and international ecological importance. It serves as the natural reservoir and filter of water coming from a wide expanse of land in Mindanao from as far as Bukidnon Province to …