happened on June 21, 2016
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| the lush mangrove forest with a river |
Preservation of our natural resources always excites me. With too much developments being done left and right, the harm it's causing our natural habitat is getting out of hand already. It's a great fear that our next generation will no longer be able to see how beautiful our world is.
Since our flight is at 11PM and we have left Boracay early, we have so much time to kill. we asked our van driver cum tour guide to take us to the famous attractions in Kalibo. So he took us here. In my mind, "what can we expect here?". But I was in for a great surprise.
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| walk, walk, walk |
Hats off to the locals of Kalibo for this very worthy and meaningful project.
The Bakhawan Eco-Park is a 220-hectare mangrove forest located in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines. This mangrove reforestation project started in 1990 when the local government and several non-government organizations transformed the muddy shoreline of Narangay New Buswang into a mangrove reforestation site to prevent flood and storm surges in the community. The park is dubbed as the Philippines' most successful mangrove reforestation projet. The Eco-park is operated by the Kalibo Save the Mangroves Association (KASAMA). (Source: Wikipedia).
So for almost 26 years now, it is still being well maintained and developed into a full blown forest with different variety of mangroves. They still continue to plant trees which I'm sure will make this forest a sustainable one.
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| the entrance |
The trip on this Eco-Park starts at the registration area where you will be oriented on its history and mission to protect this mangrove forest.
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| the entrance fee |
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| the progress.. quite remarkable |
