Figure 8: EES, 2016 clim ate budget expenditures by NGA Ecological and Environmental Stability DOST 0.30% other agencies 1% DENR DOST DENR 99% other agencies Key PAPs in the 2015 budget that contribute to EES objectives In FY 2016, nearly all (70%) of the approved climate expenditures for EES were concentrated in one PAP: • The National Greening Program allocation supports the planting of trees (DENR, PHP 8.0 billion, compared with in an additional 490,437 hectares. PHP 7.0 billion in FY 2015): The NGP is Although the NGP is tagged as a the administration’s biggest forest mitigation program and its performance rehabilitation program. It aims to plant is tracked based on the number of 1.5 billion seedlings of indigenous and seedlings planted, it is also viewed as an climate-resilient species in 1.5 million adaptation strategy by establishing hectares of open and denuded forestland mangrove and beach forest to serve as areas between 2011 and 2016. The natural barriers against storm surges. Program had met 67% of its targets. This The NGP also supports job creation.   20