Adopted mangrove

Bayer Crop Science adopts a degraded mangrove coastal area in Barangay Buayan, General Santos City as a ‘Rhizophora’ farm to help sustain biodiversity, protect the community from storm surges and generate livelihood and income. An initial 200 seedlings of the variety Rhizophora mucronata were planted in the mangrove area by Bayer. The project called ‘Adopt a Coastal Special Protection Area’ was initiated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.