The women behind Masungi Georeserve

National Women’s Month brings the names of two sisters who are now behind the conservation of this place – Ann and Billie Dumaliang, who founded the Masungi Georeserve Foundation in 2015.

“To women environment defenders experiencing harassment, and not having a voice, let’s continue what we’re doing. let’s continue working together to protect these areas that are worth protecting. We’re doing it for our families, we’re doing it for the future generations of our communities,” she said during the interview with Manila Bulletin.

TOURISTS at the Masungi Geo Reserve in Baras Rizal on Sunday Feb. 26, 2023. The Masungi Georeserve is a conservation area and a rustic rock garden tucked in the rainforests of Rizal. There is also the Legacy Trail which the park’s brochure describes as “an immersion in the greater Gasungi Geopark Project where restoration efforts are currently ongoing. Guests will be able to directly participate in bringing life back in the abused land,” with tree planting and tree nurturing activities.

Billie said that award was an “empowering moment” because at that time they were in the middle of a land invasion case. “I felt really empowered that we were doing the right thing, that we should continue what we are doing,” she said.In 2021, Masungi was recognized with the 2021 Water Changemakers Award. Also that year, the Dumaliang sisters were among the winners of Vanity Fair’s 2021 Changing Your Mind Travel Awards.

Source: Holiday News (holidaynews.net)

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