SNAP-Benguet plants 145k trees in Ambuklao and Binga watersheds

April 27, 2019 Community Billboard

After planting 2,200 seedlings in 2018, Benguet-based renewable energy company SN Aboitiz Power (SNAPBenguet) has brought its total number of seedlings planted to 145,000 since 2009. This is part of the company’s sustainability program, and in support of the AboitizPower’s Aboitiz Passion to Agroforestry and Reforestation to Keep (Apark) Program.
The tree planting activities engage volunteers from within and outside SNAP-Benguet to plant endemic seedlings such SNAP Benguet plants 145k trees in Ambuklao and Binga watersheds as bamboo, Benguet pine, cypress, Arabica and Robusta coffee, among others, in protected areas.
SNAPBenguet also provides support funds for the seedling production program of the Baguio Regreening Movement.
Meanwhile, through a Technical Cooperation Agreement, SNAP-Benguet and the National Power Corporation also established a community-based forest fire protection team and implemented protection activities within the 2.5- kilometer radius from the highwater mark of the Ambuklao and Binga reservoirs.
“SNAP’s reforestation, tree planting, and forest protection activities aim to maintain the integrity of the watersheds to supply our water needs, and help us in providing clean, reliable energy to the Luzon Grid.
This year, SNAP Benguet aims to plant at least 15,000 seedlings in Ambuklao and Binga areas,” said SNAP Group’s Vice President for Corporate Services Atty. Mike Hosillos.