Wildlife Conservation Forum and Mangrove Planting
This activity was carried out on May 26-27, 2023 at Himamaylan City. On our first day, we first had a Wildlife Conservation Forum at School, & our resource speakers were from City Environment & Natural Resources Office and Provincial Environment Management Office. Our speakers discussed wildlife issues & how we should conserve our local conservation area and how we can protect our marine wildlife. The next day, we went on an urban hike & picked up trash on our way to Mangrove Protected Area at Brgy. Malusay to plant mangroves.
We estimated around 50 families or 200 individuals in the coastal areas of Barangay Malusay were benefited on this activity. In this initiative, we planted mangrove seedlings in the Mangrove Protected Area. Mangroves are beneficial not only to the residents near in the coastal as it maintain the coastline by minimizing erosion caused by storm surges, currents, waves, and tides, but also to fish, shellfish, and other wildlife species.
In this initiative, we scouts became more aware of the environmental issues existing in our City particularly plastic pollution & negative effects of mismanaged trash. We've learned that by practicing proper solid waste management, it can help protect our marine wildlife. And by planting mangroves it could provide habitat for fish, wildlife species, stabilize the coastline and serve as filter to garbage from land area.