Ambassador Anna Ferry of Sweden has paid a courtesy visit to Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga in Manila, where they discussed expanding collaboration between Sweden and the Philippines on environmental initiatives.
The meeting focused on areas such as responsible mining, sustainable forestry, and disaster risk reduction and management, according to a statement from the Embassy of Sweden in Manila.
The visit follows a high-level Philippine delegation’s trip to Sweden in March, led by Secretary Yulo-Loyzaga, to study the Scandinavian country’s sustainable mining practices. The Philippine government is reportedly looking to adopt aspects of Sweden’s model to guide its own development in the mining sector.
More information about the March visit can be found here
