National Geographic helps care for RP’s shoresBY DWIGHT SARGA
Imagine this: palm trees that sway to the song of a breeze, the sun reflecting its afternoon radiance on clear water, the splashing of clean salt water onto the whitest of shores. If you think that the beach being described is a beach that can be found here in the country, you are partly right.
This is a picture of an ideal beach. But our beaches used to look like this.
Because the Philippines is known for its many paradise islands, more and more structures have been built in the country’s many shores to accommodate the non-stop flocking of tourists. But wave after wave of arrivals and departures, the color of our beaches have begun to fade.
Films of algae have thickened on the beach, the results of domestic sewage dumped into the sea. Cigarette butts and other wastes like plastics in the sand now give visitors second thoughts about treading the beach barefoot.
It breaks the hearts of locals to see their paradise deteriorate. However, there are many who still fight the good fight for cleanliness.
Many local efforts do their part in preserving and improving the status of cleanliness of our shores and seas. More and more groups rally people for this noble cause.
This is why at the Summer Place Bar at Station 2, Boracay, National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) held its first NatGeo Island Sweep Boracay Beach Watch on March 28.
NatGeo Island Sweep Boracay Beach raised the awareness of cleanliness of the seas by using Boracay, a world-class beach as an example.
As prestigious as a tourist destination, the shores of Boracay must be preserved and protected from the pollution brought to the sea.
NatGeo Island Sweep featured several action programs that aim to get people to do the right thing such as talks on eco-friendly living, presentations on marine conservation, photo exhibits, contests, quizzes, a volunteer registration, and a commitment segment.
The photo exhibit, which is part of NatGeo Island Boracay Sweep, showcased photos that reveal the many effects of waste throughout the world’s many ecosystems.
The exhibit will be donated to public schools located in Aklan after the event. This is to help introduce the young locals to marine conservation and ongoing activities to achieve a cleaner environment.
This is a picture of an ideal beach. But our beaches used to look like this.
Because the Philippines is known for its many paradise islands, more and more structures have been built in the country’s many shores to accommodate the non-stop flocking of tourists. But wave after wave of arrivals and departures, the color of our beaches have begun to fade.
Films of algae have thickened on the beach, the results of domestic sewage dumped into the sea. Cigarette butts and other wastes like plastics in the sand now give visitors second thoughts about treading the beach barefoot.
It breaks the hearts of locals to see their paradise deteriorate. However, there are many who still fight the good fight for cleanliness.
Many local efforts do their part in preserving and improving the status of cleanliness of our shores and seas. More and more groups rally people for this noble cause.
This is why at the Summer Place Bar at Station 2, Boracay, National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) held its first NatGeo Island Sweep Boracay Beach Watch on March 28.
NatGeo Island Sweep Boracay Beach raised the awareness of cleanliness of the seas by using Boracay, a world-class beach as an example.
As prestigious as a tourist destination, the shores of Boracay must be preserved and protected from the pollution brought to the sea.
NatGeo Island Sweep featured several action programs that aim to get people to do the right thing such as talks on eco-friendly living, presentations on marine conservation, photo exhibits, contests, quizzes, a volunteer registration, and a commitment segment.
The photo exhibit, which is part of NatGeo Island Boracay Sweep, showcased photos that reveal the many effects of waste throughout the world’s many ecosystems.
The exhibit will be donated to public schools located in Aklan after the event. This is to help introduce the young locals to marine conservation and ongoing activities to achieve a cleaner environment.
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