RDC XI Special Committees Tackle Land Use and Sustainable Development Issues of Barangay Kapatagan
The Regional Land Use Committee (RLUC) and the Regional Committee on Sustainable Development (RCSD), two special committees of the Regional Development Council (RDC) XI, discussed critical land use and sustainable development issues pertaining to Barangay Kapatagan, Digos City, Davao del Sur during its 4th joint meeting held Thursday, September 11, 2008, at the Grand Regal Hotel, Davao City.
RLUC XI Chair Director Nicasio Angelo J. Agustin of NEDA XI disclosed that the two committees directed concerned agencies to continue pursuing recommendations for the restoration and ecological preservation of Barangay Kapatagan. Director Agustin said that these recommendations were endorsed by Task Force Kapatagan, an ad hoc body created by RLUC and RCSD to address the adverse impact of the establishment of agricultural plantations and the growing expansion of other economic activities on the barangay’s immediate environment. Barangay Kapatagan is within the Mt. Apo Natural Park, a protected area.
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