TACLOBAN CITY — Eastern Samar Governor Ralph Vincent Evardone is actively strengthening the collaborative push among Samar’s three provinces to secure UNESCO World Heritage Site status for the Samar Island Natural Park (SINP).
Fresh from his first League of Provinces assembly in July, Gov. Evardone met with fellow governors Sharee Ann Tan of Samar) and Harris Ongchuan of Northern Samar to discuss a unified strategy for the park’s international recognition.
He described the discussion as “productive, open, and genuinely meaningful.”
The proposed UNESCO designation is expected to boost ecotourism and reinforce environmental conservation in the Philippines’ largest contiguous lowland rainforest, home to diverse wildlife and critical watershed systems.
The governors, supported by local universities and stakeholders, continue to coordinate efforts for sustainable conservation and global recognition of SINP.
(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)
