Deforestation in Cebu City ‘continues’

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CEBU lost 74 hectares of natural forest in 2023.This was revealed by Cebu City Planning and Development Office assistant head Anne Marie Cuizon during an online program of the Cebu City Public Information Office on Saturday, May 4, 2024.“This current update is very alarming,” she said, adding that the forested area could have absorbed 77.6 kilotons of carbon emissions.

“This area was supposed to be our source of water because this is the one feeding our aquifer, our underground water,” said Espina.In a separate interview on Messenger on Sunday, May 5, former Cebu City councilor Alvin Dizon, who authored several environment-related legislation, said one way to preserve the environment is to embrace a cashless payment scheme like Globe’s GCash platform.

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