The agreement will not only deal with the development of the botanical garden and ecotourism park, but also cover the improvement and management of all of the Clark Green City Green Forest Reserve and the Clark Green City Green Infrastructure, particularly the areas designated as botanic garden, ecotourism park, green spaces, and greenways. P500-M ecotourism park to rise in ClarkA P500-million botanical garden and ecotourism park is set to rise in 9,450-hectare Clark Green City in line with the efforts of the state-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) to make it the first smart, green and disaster-resilient special economic zone in the country. Clark Green City is a 9,450-hectare Clark Special Economic Zone property in Tarlac, expected to be fully developed in 30 to 40 years time. For its part, the BCDA will assign the project area, to be designated as the Clark Green City Forest Reserve and the Clark Green City Green Infrastructure, to EDNPI and FNSPI. “We welcome this partnership as it will allow us to fulfill our vision of a green and ecologically healthy Clark Green City,” BCDA President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Arnel Paciano Casanova said.

Source: Manila Times July 28, 2016 12:22 UTC