ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES PARTNER'S COMMITMENT

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is the primary government agency mandated to ensure the suitable use, development, management, protection, and conservation of the environment and natural resources of the country for the benefit of the present and future generations. The Department recognizes and welcomes collaborative endeavors that promote its mandate in order to emphasize the importance of “Tayo ang Kalikasan,” a program instituted by the DENR.

The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) through the Betterworld Framework Programme will fully support the initiatives of the DENR in the protection, conservation, and proper management of our natural resources through the “Tayo ang Kalikasan” initiatives. The BSP through its 10 Regions and 124 Local Councils will fully support this environmental management as one of the immediate actions to help sustain Mother Earth.

Thus, after the conduct of the Commitment Signing, which will be held on May 17, 2021, in partnership with the DENR, BSP will commit to practice environmental actions within the boundaries and scope of its regions and local councils will render assistance in this advocacy, through, but not limited to, the following activities for the year Two Thousand and Twenty (2021), the following:

•    avoid the use of unnecessary plastic materials (such as PET bottles) and promote the use of alternative environment-friendly materials such as bamboo tumblers, reusable water containers, reusable straws, and the like; 
•    prefer riding bicycle from /to office/destination instead of using public transportation/private vehicle;
•    participate in clean-up drives/activities, urban gardening, tree growing and others;
•    mobilize/encourage our Scouts and Adult Leaders in this communication dissemination to further demonstrate environmental protection initiatives within their Districts/Municipalities, Local Council and Regions by practicing proper waste disposal, reduce, re-use or upcycling materials, urban gardening, etc.
•    This advocacy will enhance and farther promote the said programme in the use of hashtags: #TayoAngKalikasan #ScoutsTayoAngKalikasan, #MoPPh, and #MessegersOfPeace. Posting these hashtags in every social media account, like: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social network platforms.