The Sangkalikasan Producers Cooperative (SPC) is linking two tourism destinations in the country for their advocacy on mitigating and adapting climate change.
Jojo Rodriguez of the SPC said their group is currently advocating for climate change adaptation strategy both in the island-province of Camiguin in northern Mindanao and this resort-island in the Visayas.
He said that SPC, in coordination with the municipal government of Mambajao in Camiguin, safely removed 16 illegally set fish traps in the island’s marine protected areas.
Fish traps are dropped on top of the coral reef or beside it. To recover the traps, these are towed by fishermen using long ropes across the coral reefs causing massive damage.
In Boracay, the SPC also partnered with Globe Telecom which donated a multi-cab vehicle to be used for mobilization in promoting the environmental sustainability of this resort-island.
"We are offering free use of the multi-cab for individuals or groups implementing environmental projects in Boracay," Rodriguez said.
Meanwhile, Rodriguez defended their group’s stance on the criticism of several sectors questioning their refusal to fully utilize the epoxy provided by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for the coral reef conservation efforts.
"We are currently preparing for the DOST asexual reproduction program. We drilled holes on the reefbuds to accommodate coral fragments. With concrete nails and cable ties plus pre-drilled holes, there was no need for epoxy at all,” he said.
He added that it was decided that the epoxy would be used in the next planting season.
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