British Conservation Team Explores RP’s Wetlands
June 11, 2009
The Department of Tourism (DOT) recently welcomed British-based Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) fact finding team, which visited the country to study four wetlands that are being conserved as birdwatching sites and possible water resource. The exploration was part of the WWT Patron Partnership Program signed by the London Wetland Center and the DOT during the international launch of the country as a premiere birdwatching site in last year’s World Travel Mart held in London. The team extended its expertise in preserving these areas, involving local communities in conservation and improving tourism experience of visiting birders. The four areas include, Pampanga’s Candaba Swamp and Wildlife Reserve, Balanga’s Wetland Park, Cebu’s Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary, and Las Pinas-Paranaque’s Critical Habitat and Eco-tourism Zone. Photo shows the group documenting bird species found in Olango; (from l-r) Martin Coulson Spray, WWT Chief Executive Officer; John Creedon, WWT Corporate Relations Manager; Rebecca Ann Woodward, WWT Consultant and Director; Lucy K. Blue, Marine Archaeologist and TV Broadcaster and Nicola Lucy Vincent, WWT Director Marketing, Education and Communication/Board of Director.
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Department of Tourism - Manila
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