Generations on Suyac Island have defended their mangroves and rare wildlife like the endangered golden-crowned flying fox. With Seacology, they improved a sustainable tourism program that rewarded mangrove conservation, centering around a boardwalk through their grove. Typhoon Tino ruined this boardwalk, putting their livelihood in jeopardy. To restore it while protecting conservation efforts, Seacology is stepping up to raise the needed repair funds, we hope we can count on your support!
On November 4, Typhoon Tino hit Negros Island, affecting 333 barangays. There was extensive flooding and property damage across the country. The good news is that the watchtowers that Seacology funded at our Suyac project site survived unscathed. However, the boardwalk we funded was damaged. This is important because most of the community's income comes from mangrove tourism. Some of the planks leading to the mangroves were ripped off; those within the mangroves
The community on Suyac Island, like so many island communities, relies heavily on eco-tourism to sustain their environments and support their economies. By fixing the boardwalk critical to their mangrove eco-tourism, we can ensure an environmentally friendly avenue for tourism remains, one that needs nature protected to succeed.
The greater we can connect environmental conservation to economic prosperity, the more people will invest in, and protect, the ecosystems around them. Rebuilding the boardwalk empowers the community of Suyac to control how visitors treat their home and backyard, while highlighting for all the many ways conservation is beneficial, and profitable, for all involved.
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