The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recognized the outstanding contributions and unwavering dedication of their partners and stakeholders in addressing the country’s environmental challenges and fostering sustainable practices.
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UN-Habitat organized the HOCCI Culmination and Lessons Learned Conference to showcase and celebrate pioneering local efforts against marine litter.
Through UN-Habitat’s Healthy Oceans and Clean Cities initiatives, cities have been helping combat marine plastic litter.
Stakeholders from national and local governments, the private sector, and other UN-Habitat partners convened as the Project Advisory Committee (PAC) of the Healthy Oceans and Clean Cities Initiative (HOCCI).
Five cities have committed reduce marine plastic litter (MPL) under the Healthy Oceans and Clean Cities Initiative (HOCCI), a regional project funded by the Government of Japan and being implemented by UN-Habitat in the Philippines.