The 10 Million in 10 Years for a Greener Negros Movement, a massive forest restoration project in Negros Island, is making use of social media to monitor trees planted by its partners.
Popularly known as 10M in 10, the project aims to plant 10 million trees in 10 years on the island.
It is now on its second year and aims to plant is 2nd millionth tree this 2017.
April Mamaril of the 10M in 10 Project Management Office Head, they are now tapping social media to reach out to their partners to promote the project, saying social media is an “invaluable means to spread awareness” to help save Mother Earth.
Together with their partners, 10M in 10 celebrated Earth Day recently by planting across the region more than 1,000 fruit and native tree seedlings.
They asked participants to post on social media the specific number of seedlings planted, its species and planting locations for easy monitoring.
Geothermal leader Energy Development Corp. is leading the movement and celebrated last December its first year anniversary with a ceremonial planting of the one-millionth tree in Negros Oriental.
Mamaril says they hope to find more committed partners in the forest restoration program which is also supported by the Department of Environment & Natural Resources, local government units, schools, non-government organizations and the private sector.
Just recently, the Central Philippine Adventist College had signed a partnership with 10M in 10 for a five-year commitment.
The EDC had also recently launched its BINHI for the Future coffee table book here in Dumaguete as part of the company’s efforts to protect and preserve the environment.
The book documents some eight years of actual search and rescue and research study of 96 native tree species across the Philippines that are on the verge of extinction, Mamaril said. (Judy F. Partlow/PNA)
