Environmental sustainability thrives on collaboration, and through ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ต๐ฎ๐: ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐, JCI Mandaue brought together various community sectorsโlocal government agencies, fisherfolk associations, and youth volunteersโto protect and restore Mandaue City’s last remaining mangrove forest.
As part of the ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ of JCI Philippines, this initiative goes beyond tree planting. It exemplifies how diverse groups can unite to implement sustainable solutions, ensuring ecological balance while improving the well-being of the community.
Preserving Mandaue City’s mangroves is not just about plantingโ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. JCI Mandaue actively monitors these vital ecosystems, working closely with the Mandaue City Agriculture Office and Fisherfolks Associations from coastal barangays. Our Clean-up Drive successfully removed ๐ณ๐ฌ+ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ (๐ญ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐ธ๐ด), safeguarding both century-old mangroves and newly planted ones from environmental threats.
Recognizing that plastic pollution is suffocating our mangroves, we collaborate with local communities to address waste reduction as part of our conservation efforts. Through fisherfolk dialogues, we empower community members to actively engage in waste reduction and prevention strategies, fostering a collective effort to protect the environment.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ต๐ฎ๐, ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
โข Mandaue City Agriculture
โข Fisherfolk Associations of Mandaue
โข Mandaue City Environment and Natural Resources Office
โข Bantay Dagat โ Mandaue
โข Mandaue City Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council
โข Power Move Builder
โข Coastal Workers
โข Clean & Green Office
โข Eco Enforcer Office
โข Kaabag Mandaue
โข Barangay Homeowner Associations
Fueled by eco-bayanihan, the event concluded with a shared meal sponsored by Onward Car Rental Services for over ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐. With the activation of soon to be affiliated ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ด๐ฏ๐ผ, the spirit of environmental advocacy continues to grow stronger.
