Aklan SP takes measures to save Kalibo mangroveBY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL / Panay News
Mangrove reforestation project in New Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan. Since the 1980s, Kalibo, Aklan's Uswag Development Foundation in cooperation with the local government of Kalibo, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and various development aid groups have been planting mangrove trees covering over 100 hectares of coastline. The benefits have been wonderful: an abundance of fish, crabs and shellfish. Wild ducks have been seen in the area. This mangrove plantation now protects the shoreline community against storm damage from strong winds and waves / PHOTO BY KEN ILIO
KALIBO, Aklan – The Aklan Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) is now taking steps with the support of government agencies to mitigate the pest infestation in Kalibo Mangrove project.
SP member Plaridel Morania said the legislative council might conduct ocular inspection to determine the damage and to recommend measures to control the pest infestation.
The award-winning 78-hectare mangrove plantation in the town of Kalibo suffered widespread pest infestation of unknown species.
Morania said the deadly pest is alarming that has so far infested over 30 hectares of the mangrove plantations.
“The communities and the local officials should participate to avert the worsening of the situation in Kalibo mangrove ecosystem. To remedy these adverse impacts, government efforts to bring back the lost resources through mangrove reforestation and community-based programs should be encouraged,” he stressed.
Atty. Allen Quimpo, chairman of the Kalibo Save the Mangrove Association (Kasama), said the greater involvement of the local communities, especially non-government organizations and barangay officials, and the establishment of a mangrove nursery should be vigorously pursued.
The mangrove plantation, Quimpo said, serves as habitat nursery and breeding ground for different fish species, and other fauna and protect the coastlines from typhoons and floods.
Meanwhile, an estimated 300 hectares of mangrove plantations in Panay and Pontevedra towns in Capiz were affected by pest infestation and, thereby, threatens the mangrove ecosystems.
SP member Plaridel Morania said the legislative council might conduct ocular inspection to determine the damage and to recommend measures to control the pest infestation.
The award-winning 78-hectare mangrove plantation in the town of Kalibo suffered widespread pest infestation of unknown species.
Morania said the deadly pest is alarming that has so far infested over 30 hectares of the mangrove plantations.
“The communities and the local officials should participate to avert the worsening of the situation in Kalibo mangrove ecosystem. To remedy these adverse impacts, government efforts to bring back the lost resources through mangrove reforestation and community-based programs should be encouraged,” he stressed.
Atty. Allen Quimpo, chairman of the Kalibo Save the Mangrove Association (Kasama), said the greater involvement of the local communities, especially non-government organizations and barangay officials, and the establishment of a mangrove nursery should be vigorously pursued.
The mangrove plantation, Quimpo said, serves as habitat nursery and breeding ground for different fish species, and other fauna and protect the coastlines from typhoons and floods.
Meanwhile, an estimated 300 hectares of mangrove plantations in Panay and Pontevedra towns in Capiz were affected by pest infestation and, thereby, threatens the mangrove ecosystems.
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