THE provincial government is set to create a management council dedicated to preserving and protecting a watershed in the province.

Towards this end, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan authorized Governor Ramon Guico III sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with various national, regional, and provincial agencies, as well as stakeholders from Regions 1 and III, to spearhead the establishment of the Gama-Nayom River Watershed Management Council.

The resolution authored by Board Member Vici Ventanilla, seeks to foster effective collaboration among stakeholders in watershed management.

“Effective and purposive collaboration and coordination of development initiatives among all stakeholders in a watershed, including LGUs, national government agencies, NGOs, peoples’ organizations, and the private sector, will hasten and facilitate the realization of the goals envisioned under DENR Administrative Order No. 23 Series of 2005, ” the resolution stated.

Through the resolution, Ventanilla said the council, oversight and advisory body, will effectively safeguard, rehabilitate, develop, manage and sustain the natural resources within the Gama-Nayom River Watershed, a vital river system spanning the provinces of Zambales and Pangasinan.

The management council will be composed principally of representatives from the DNR, NEDA, DPWH, DA, DAR, NIA, and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples and local government units. (PIA Pangasinan/EMSA)

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