DENR to present Boracay Environmental master plan soon
Kalibo, Aklan -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is ready to present its recently-crafted Environmental Master Plan of Boracay Island.
According to Derlito Rico, Environment Management Specialist of the DENR here, the master plan is set to be presented soon to Boracay Island's stakeholders, local government officials and other concerned individuals so together, they could harmonize and integrate their plans and vision for the sustainability and preservation of the island.
Rico said the crafting of the Environmental Master Plan for the island was an offshoot of DENR Secretary Lito Atienza's ordered moratorium on the unabated and unregulated construction activities in the island.
The Boracay Environmental Master Plan was drafted by a Technical Working Group created by the regional office of the DENR, according to Rico.
The master plan covers all areas of Boracay Island – its forest lands, protected areas, coastal zone, the beach front, and others.
With the crafting and the scheduled presentation to the public of the master plan, the DENR here is optimistic that zoning regulations in the construction of establishments will be observed by owners and imposed by local officials of Malay, Aklan.
"Political will in the implementation of ordinances and laws in the island is very urgent in order to preserve and save Boracay Island, the goose that lays the golden eggs for Aklan and for the country," Rico said. (PIA/Venus G. Villanueva)