WATCH. BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND NATURE CENTER SOON TO RISE IN TALISAY
Governor Bong Lacson, 3rd District Rep. Kiko Benitez, and Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz led the groundbreaking ceremony of the Biodiversity Conservation and Nature Tourism Center in Sitio Pulak-Pulakan, Brgy. San Fernando, Talisay CitY on March 31, 2023.
The center aims to create and strengthen environmentally proactive programs to promote sustainable development, community empowerment, forest protection, and increase ecological awareness.
It also aims to strengthen the concept of social entrepreneurship through eco-tourism development as means of providing livelihood sources for partner communities.
The center will have its own multi-purpose hall, observatory tower, livelihood center, bamboo treatment facility, materials recovery facility, and wildlife research area.
“This center will play a critical role in building a more sustainable future as we seek to respond to the need for a more systematic, scientific, and evidence-based approach to effectively attain genuine environmental stewardship,” said Gov. Lacson.
The governor also said that the collective action of the provincial government, LGUs, local community, development partners, and other stakeholders will create a positive impact and boost the government’s efforts; he also thanked the USAID Safe Water Program for their support.
Also present at the activity were Provincial Environment Management Officer Atty. Julie Ann Bedrio, Provincial Engineer Ernie Mapa, Provincial Planning and Development Office OIC Anna Marie Lucasan, and Special Project Team Head Dr. Edmund Chris Acosido, among others.
A bamboo tree-growing activity followed the groundbreaking ceremony.
