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2008.8.12 |
Environmental degradation due to human intervention is one of the most tackled issues for the past years. In order to help alleviate the problem, the local government of Compostela Valley , a newly founded province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao , launched an Environmental Awareness Campaign for the whole month of June 2008. A forum titled “Healing the Environment through Education and Spirit Approach” was held on June 25, 2008 and attended by the participants from Non- Government Organization, students and teachers from secondary level and other civic organization. OISCA Compostela Valley chapter as an NGO joined in the said event by sending one teacher, one CFP (Children 's Forest Program)coordinator and seven student members of Love Green Club of Pasian National High School (an active member school of CFP). June 27, 2008 − The Pasian National High School celebrated the Environmental Awareness Month where in students and Love Green Club officers and members participated in cleaning the school's mini forest in which they mowed grasses under the trees. They also planted 30 Mahogany seedlings in Haguimitan landfill. |
![]() The Love Green Club members in their nursery bagging a Mahogany tree(June 27) |
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![]() A forum on Healing the Environment through Education and Spiritual approach(June 27) |
June 30, 2008 − The Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office of Monkayo, Comval Province, invited the Pasian National High School to participate in the tree planting activity. Love Green members, principal of the school, OISCA members joined in the said program. The principal said that she wanted to expose the students in reforestation activities to widen their knowledge about the environment and at the same time they will learn to love and conserved nature, as they understand the need to do so. |
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↑Memorial photo with a Japanese visitor at Cabidianan (July 8)← Tree planting at Nabunturan Landfill (July 2) |
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