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Explore the adventurous side of you

adventureAdventure. Do you actually remember the word? When was the last time you went out for some real adventures? Well, you might be having some wrong perceptions about ‘adventure’, considering your everyday life in this concrete jungle as one big adventure (in a way, you may call it an adventure). Well if that is the case, you need to think twice over it. Let’s get back to the adventures that we define here and see the difference from the real adventures – that requires high adrenaline.

Climbing staircase (that too, once in a while, when your elevator is not working) doesn’t count as an adventure. Your computer mouse doesn’t come under wildlife.

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Be an Ecotourism Entrepreneur Now!

butanding in donsolIn line with the directive of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to promote and safeguard the country’s eco-tourism sites through the provision of essential services for tourists, the Grassroots Entrepreneurs for Eco-tourism (GREET) program has been conceived to enhance the livelihood opportunities preferably for promising young entrepreneurs who can best explore the inherent tourist drawing potentials of these sites which can readily be sources of income within their respective protected areas.

As a pioneering economic strategy, the GREET program is geared towards enhancing the quality of life of the community where the protection of its environment must be of paramount importance. (more…)

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Meet the Gentle Giants Of Donsol in Sorsogon

by: John Grant

blue whale shark in donsol sorsogonDonsol used to be a sleepy coastal town in Sorsogon—a province in the southernmost tip of Luzon. Nobody knows Donsol except for, of course, its local inhabitants until a few years ago when tourists from all over the world began to flock this remote place to get a look-see at the largest fish on earth: the whale shark.

Before, fishermen in Donsol were ignorant of the ecological (and tourist) value of whale sharks. They used to hunt, slaughter and sell the poor gentle sea creatures to Japanese traders. Local folks call them “butanding” or “big fish” in the vernacular. (more…)

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