04/19/2006
SUSTAINING CONSERVATION IMPERATIVES & MISPLACED HOSPITALITY
by Lory Tan
WWF’s current focus in Luzon’s Bicol Region is our work with whale sharks and coastal resource management in Donsol.
On the 7th of April, I received a text message from an old acquaintance in the Bicol Region, asking if he could call me. I was busy catching up with work backlogs, and asked that he call back the next morning. He said he would.
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03/22/2006
The Harm of Good Intentions
by Joel Palma
Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, copyright WWF-Canon / Roger Hooper
BusinessWorld’s associate editor had a great time in Palawan gazing at indigenous and alien wildlife: bayawaks, mouse deer, zebras, giraffes and of course, turtles. It’s a great celebration of local tourism – but not so ‘eco’. The image of a turtle hatchling in the palm of a human hand was disturbing and spurred this article. Equally disturbing was the good intentions of Club Paradise where hatchlings are kept for a month until they are ‘strong’ enough to resist predators, giving them a better chance for survival.
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03/17/2006
"Green" Toilets
by Yeb Sano
If we were referring to adjectives for ‘humor’, “green toilet” would seem like a redundancy. But in WWF’s work pushing for integrated coastal management, the promotion of so-called “green toilets” or ecological sanitation has become an effective way of mobilizing communities, and is far from being redundant. And for several good reasons.
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Random Thoughts
by Ruel Pine
It was the long way to Boracay.
Instead of getting a plane from Manila, which boasts of Paradise in 35 minutes, I took a big outrigger boat from Batangas Pier to Muelle, Puerto Galera. The passenger boats behind the monumental architectural achievement in the capital city of “ala eh” never really depart on time.
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03/13/2006
Sustainable Tourism: Oxymoron? by Yeb Sano
In the golden days of coastal tourism, the journey of a thousand miles would have typically been rewarded with a delightful blend of three S’s: sun, surf, and sand. Destinations in tropical coasts offered a paradise that reminds us of a post-card perfect scene of palm tree-lined beaches, talcum-white sand, azure waters, a generous suntan fix, and not to forget a refreshing serving of tropical cocktail.
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