APO ISLAND: CREATING A MARINE PROTECTED AREA

Consuming less plastic, supporting sustainable fishing, recycling, buying tuna from a dolphin safe fishery – we ocean lovers do what we can to protect the big blue. But when safeguarding something so vast, with so many variables, one’s efforts may feel like a drop in the ocean. Even so, small efforts can make a huge difference, and such is the story of Apo Island, one of the first marine protected areas in the Philippines.

The aquatic nation of the Philippines, a global hotspot for marine diversity, is situated in the northwestern corner of the Coral Triangle – the world’s most biodiverse marine area and home