Center of Environment Initiative Forum

The Center of Environment Initiative (CEI) Forum was organized by the various sectors lead by the Provincial Environment Office (PEMO) in the Province of Negros Occidental as the venue in resolving issues and concerns directly or indirectly related to environment.The CEI meets every quarter in the designated place, date, and time set by the secretariate PEMO.Sensitive issues on environmental concern are brought to the CEI attention for a resolution to the benefit of the general public to include mining, wastes management issues, illegal forest resources utilization, mineral extractions, and others. Current updates will be published in this blog regularly.


  First quarter updates (2013)
 Issues on magnetite sand mining by foreign investor in the coastal zones of the Negros island were strictly prohibited  by all Local Government Units along coastline through a joint Provincial Resolution  of prohibiting such.
  Second quarter updates (2013)
Issues on macro investments coming in the Province affecting some environmental concerns.
  Third quarter updates (2013)
Issues on climate change mitigation measures as everybody's concerns.
  Forth quarter updates (2013)
Issues on Global Warming and its effect.