MANILA, Philippines – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Juan Miguel “Mitch” Cuna on Friday announced that the DENR-Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB) is strengthening the decades-old Rattan Gene Bank in Bukidnon to help secure a sustainable supply of quality planting materials for the country’s rattan industry. Cuna said the move comes amid an 18.1 percent jump in the Value of Production Index for wood, bamboo, cane and rattan articles in April, a surge that has intensified pressure on raw material sources across the archipelago. The plan, Cuna said, bodes well for the directive of President Ferdinand R. […]...Keep on reading: DENR enhancing rattan gene bank to support growing demand