Filipino environmental defender calls for more coastal greenbelts

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Mangroves can protect communities from sea-level rises and severe weather events caused by climate change.

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Mangrove trees, with their complex root system, are guardians of the coast, protecting it from soil erosion. — Filepic/The Star

The municipality boasts the largest mangrove forest in the Philippines, covering 4,871ha. Siargao is also the country’s largest protected area under the National Integrated Protected Area System Act due to its 8,620ha mangrove forest. On the other hand, Bacjao, another barangay nearby but located outside the mangrove area, was completely destroyed when the storm surge swamped the village, according to an Inquirer report in November 2014. A local official recounted back then that the rush of water in Parina was not strong and slowly receded within five to 10 minutes, while the flooding in Bacjao destroyed even houses built with sturdier materials.

In April 2015, it was reported that efforts to rehabilitate mangroves after Yolanda only wasted government funds because the wrong species was planted and even the process of identifying the locations where the programme was to be implemented was riddled with corruption, such as attempts to bloat the coverage area to justify bigger budgets.

Not many know that there are mangroves in the Philippines’ capital, but the little patches that are left in Manila Bay have been chronically choking on plastics pollution.

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