DENR BMB used the Local Conservation Area models of Polillo Islands in implementing the UNDP GEF New Conservation Areas in the Philippines Project (NewCAPP); strengthened PhilBio’s institutional management; supported conservation initiatives in Zamboanga peninsula with DENR Region IX; Partnership agreements for the management of the Biodiversity Conservation and Center (BCC) between NFEFI, Provincial Government of Negros Occidental and PhilBio was initiated;
