The Allah valley Landscape Development Alliance (AVLDA), a local government-led environmental agency, has adopted the municipality of Banga as its newest member as part of the ongoing expansion of its environmental protection and preservation activities.

Anchored on the theme: “Butil na Misyon, Perlas ng Haliging Koreksiyon,” the South Cotabato Parole and Probation Office celebrated last month its 30 th year anniversary.

The probation office launched a month-long celebration highlighted by a tree planting activity in barangay Lake Seloton in Lake Sebu town.

IN A BID to reinforce water management and protection in the provinces of South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat, the Allah Valley Landscape Development Alliance (AVLDA) conducted a one-day seminar and action planning workshop last July 25 in Koronadal City.

The Allah Valley Landscape Development Alliance (AVLDA) is studying various watersheds management systems and environmental plans in a bid to improve their operations.

The AVLDA management team specifically tapped the water monitoring systems of Lantapan town in Bukidnon and the management practices of the Davao Gulf Management Council as possible operational models.

The ALLAH VALLEY Landscape Development Alliance (AVLDA) has taken steps to stabilize the banks of Allah River in the provinces of South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat in a bid to protect the local residence from flahfloods and prevent the flooding of nearby rice lands and corn fields.

The Allah Valley Landscape Development Alliance (AVLDA) project management team recently held consultation with members of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) in South Cotabato regarding the management of the Allah's watershed areas.

In a bid to fast track the rehabilitation and development of the Allah Valley watershed areas, the Allah Valley Landscape Development Alliance (AVLDA) has secured the services of the Environmental Science and Social Change (ESSC) for the conduct of the resource mapping and community base resource assessment project for the area.

THE Allah Valley Landscape Development Alliance (AVLDA) has recently released its final output for the Geographical Information System (GIS) Landscape Mapping Project covering the Allah Valley area.

The board of directors of the Allah Valley Landscape development Alliance (AVLDA) has earmarked some P7.35M for its operations this year that will focus on alt least seven key areas.

The board, which is headed by South Cotabato board member and committee on environment chair Jose Mandaguit, approved its operation plan for the year 2006 in a meeting last January 31.