Habitat Conservation

As students, we are very limited with means to promote habitat conservation in Palawan. Information dissemination is definitely the most available option for us students to promote such a cause. There are, however, more concrete ways to promote habitat conservation. There are several organizations in the Philippines dedicated towards the conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitats. One example is the World Wide Fund for Nature or the WWF. WWF in the Philippines has done numerous projects, which aim to conserve wildlife and biological richness, not only in the Philippines but also across Asia. Another option for students is to contract aid from organizations such as these. Why wouldn’t they help us? Our goal is definitely aligned with theirs, we wouldn’t be asking to get paid or recognized and habitat conservation is a priority in their eyes. There are multiple other organizations which us students can contact to ask aid from, such as the Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines(WCSP) and the Kabang Kalikasan ng Pilipinas(KKP).

Some options of spreading information are social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter , YouTube or even the official websites of wildlife organizations such as WWF. How many viral videos have ended up with millions of views/hits just because they started out as a post on those social networking sites? We live in the age of technology and we intend to use it to spread awareness. Awareness after all, is the key to action. Imagine a thousand people acting towards such a simple goal, preservation and conservation of wildlife habitat. That is sure to achieve some sort of solution.

Some projects accomplished in Palawan by the WWF are the conservation of the tubbataha reefs natural marine park, by implementing policies like diving fees and expansion of park boundaries to increase marine biomass. Another, is an ongoing program which focuses on the management of reef fisheries and marketing accessibility for sustainably produced