The National Natural Resource Geospatial Database would help the DENR monitor conservation efforts and exploitative activities in the environment.
MANILA, Philippines – A new geospatial database office in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources seeks to map and monitor the natural resources of the country, including ongoing mining activities and the reforestation initiatives, using satellite imagery.
The secretary gave examples of what the GDO is doing, such as identifying the actual forest cover of the Philippines, checking idle lands that can be repurposed, and determining if there are protected areas within mineral resources or vice versa.David said one of the tasks of the GDO is monitoring activities in mining exploration sites.
“We did not request any new funding from government because we are only 10 people in the office doing the whole national mapping of our resources,” David said. David said the tools would make their work on biodiversity conservation and reforestation more efficient at little cost. “In reforestation projects, we can check first if the location is appropriate before we plant the trees,” he said in a mix of Filipino and English.
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