Logging, as we all know, reduces forests to wastelands; by cutting down trees illegally and in large numbers, we are causing the land beneath us to become unstable.
The Department of Environment and National Resources, (DENR) Zambales claimed during the last meeting of the OZCSN (Olongapo Zambales Civil Society Network) that they never issued any logging permit to cut down trees in upland region of Dusoc, Anonang, Cabangan contradicting the earlier reports that the DENR allegedly approved the logging operations clearing approximately two hectares of ancients trees and defying a total log ban in the country.
On behalf of DENR, their representatives are invited to join a fact finding mission together with Preda and other civil society groups agencies to verify the said reports and gather as many evidence as they could which they could use in taking necessary actions against the illegal loggers. The mission is set on April 22, 09, the same day we celebrate Earth Day while calling for stronger protection of our natural resources which is being depleted day after day because of mankind’s unconcerned attitude towards the environment.
