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Ang Danjungan Island sa Negros Occidental ay nagsisilbing tahanan para sa 200 species ng corals, 49 species ng algae at higit sa 500 na uri ng isda. Pero sa paglipas ng panahon, hinarap nito ang mga pagsubok at pagkasira na dala ng tao at ng kalikasan.  Alamin sa Climate+ ng #DigiDokyu kung paano ito pinoprotektahan at inaalagaan para hindi ito tuluyang mawala.

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00:00Corals are very important, they serve as habitats for fish and also as a source of food for

00:29corals.

00:30If there are no more corals, there will be no more houses and no more food for the other

00:36fish.

00:37Like the houses of people on land, corals or bahura in the Philippines are often destroyed

00:49by storms.

00:50And if it's not a storm, dynamite fishing is another reason for their destruction.

00:58But it is still possible to revive the houses that were destroyed under the sea.

01:02And this is what a small island in Negros Occidental proved.

01:07Danjougan Island is a marine and wildlife sanctuary, meaning the waters of Danjougan

01:29Island are protected.

01:31The island is small, only 40 hectares, but the ocean is very rich.

01:40Of the 500 species of corals in the world, more than 200 can be found here.

01:48There are also 49 species of algae and more than 500 species of fish.

01:59Because the attraction underwater is really the most important.

02:03If the corals are dead, the fish won't come.

02:07So drop and then pass out?

02:17Maximum depth?

02:19Maximum depth around 25 to 30 meters because the big corals are around 25 to 30 meters.

02:37When you're underwater, that's what you expect, the beautiful view.

02:55It's really beautiful when the corals are healthy, there are many fish.

03:08Corals take hundreds of years or it takes a lot of years for corals to grow, especially

03:14corals that big.

03:16But in just one night or one day, it got destroyed.

03:22The typhoon Odette cut off the Negros Occidental in December 2021.

03:35Many lives and livelihoods were destroyed on Danjougan Island, and the coral reserves

03:41were also destroyed.

03:44So it's better to fight the people because you can defend yourself.

03:50It's really hard to fight the natural disaster.

04:01What happened here on the island is that there were bleached corals even before the typhoon.

04:07So there were big corals that bleached, and then when the typhoon Odette hit, it really

04:14got destroyed.

04:17Before the strong typhoons caused by climate change, dynamite fishing destroyed the corals

04:24of Danjougan.

04:29Danjougan Island of the Philippine Rainforest Conservation Foundation started to protect

04:35Danjougan Island in 1994.

04:37Back then, dynamite fishing was always done there.

04:45This island really has an owner, one of the locals there in Barangay Bulata.

04:50One day, the owner wanted to cut down that tree.

04:54It's special because it's also the home of the white bellied seagull because there are

04:59seagulls here on the island.

05:01That's what happened.

05:02The foundation said that if you sell that, you can sell everything.

05:07So one of our board of trustees, Sir Jerry Ledesma, he's the president of the foundation

05:14until now.

05:15So he went to the UK for fundraising.

05:20In 2006, it opened to the public and was recognized as an eco-tourism site.

05:27There's no time for dedication and carelessness to revive the damage.

05:33Some of the fishermen who have lost their jobs because of dynamite fishing are now serving

05:40as the coast guards around Danjougan.

05:46As coast guards, we have schedules.

05:50We patrol every night.

05:53Sometimes, in the morning.

05:55The sanctuary that we protect is the livelihood of the community here.

06:01So what I can describe is that on the east side, you can see that it's really destroyed.

06:05of the community here in our area.

06:21So, what I can describe is that on the east side,

06:24you can really see that it's completely destroyed.

06:27The way down, the visibility is blurry.

06:30What we saw there were fishing lines that we caught

06:34and debris as well.

06:36There are corals that they have already breached.

06:57When you're down there and then you see it blitzing, it's like it's really heavy on the inside.

07:05It's really heavy on the inside.

07:07It used to be really beautiful.

07:17That site is really beautiful.

07:21Unlike before, now there are more corals that are dying and it's really turning white.

07:30The coral reef is made up of layers of calcium carbonate where it is sensitive to the temperature of the water.

07:43Due to global warming, where the temperature of the sea is low, it is possible for it to develop what is called ocean acidification.

07:52This can make the storm stronger and can destroy the corals.

07:57And we know that when the water is acidic, our calcium carbonate organisms that secrete, like coral reef,

08:06can easily dissolve because of the acidification of our seawater.

08:11Coral bleaching happens when the water is hot.

08:15It can help if the coral reef solution is adapted to ocean temperature patterns.

08:21Until now, there is an online tool to see the latest sea temperatures from the Global Ostea

08:27or Operational Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Ice Analysis.

08:32It can be used to detect ocean heat to detect possible ocean threats such as storms

08:38or ocean acidity that can affect the destruction of our corals.

08:44The individual polyps of the coral have a symbiotic relationship with the algae that gives color to our corals.

08:53So because of increasing heat, because of heat stress, this algae or the suosantille

09:01is expelled from the corals.

09:03So once it is expelled from the corals, the coral will turn white and it will be bleached.

09:09So there will be coral bleaching because of that.

09:14Coral Bleaching

09:24Coral bleaching is not just about taking care of the corals so that they can come back to life.

09:32Project SEED was also initiated by the government.

09:35Part of the project is to multiply plants and trees on the island.

09:43Project SEED

09:50In the ocean, the Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation wants to multiply tadpoles or clams.

10:06Project SEED, the term SEED is for seedlings and also reseeding of giant clams.

10:12We bought baby giant clams and we reseeded them here in the reefs of Danjonggan for the restoration of our reefs.

10:20And then we grow seedlings of those beach forest and mangrove species.

10:26And then we give them out to partner communities all around Southern Negros, that's Kawayan and Sipalay.

10:33So to help them also restore their coastal areas.

10:38Project SEED

10:41They each have their own role.

10:44So ecological balance, that's one thing we're looking at.

10:47If an habitat is ecologically balanced, there are more organisms there, it's more diverse.

10:55They become more resilient to stress.

10:58That's why a diverse ecosystem is better.

11:02Project SEED

11:06We have the so-called indicator species.

11:11So the indicator species are the species in the marine ecosystem,

11:15that if you see them, that's a sign that the reef is healthy and thriving.

11:20So for example, the sea turtles.

11:22If you see the sea turtles in the reefs, that means the reef is healthy, the reef is thriving.

11:28Because it supports the life of the sea turtles.

11:31And we really should strive to keep it that way.

11:34Because if our corals are destroyed because of coral bleaching,

11:38or because of typhoons brought about by the climate crisis,

11:42we won't be able to see these species anymore.

11:49It's been a long time since the island and the Danjugan Sea became rich.

11:54Many were destroyed and lost.

11:57Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

12:28Danjugan, our home island, is considered as a hope spot.

12:32All the things that you love and you know about, you take care of.

12:38We really need to take care of this island.

12:41We really need to protect our sea,

12:45because if it's destroyed, by the future, it will be gone.

12:53So if we can build a small island here in Danjugan,

12:59we can do it in other islands and in other communities.

13:03As long as there is collective action, there is passion,

13:07we can do it, as long as we help each other.

13:09And we really keep the fire going, the hope going, and keep taking action.

13:24Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

13:28Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

13:31Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

13:34Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

13:37Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

13:40Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

13:43Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

13:46Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

13:49Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

13:52Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

13:55Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

13:58Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

14:01Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

14:04Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

14:07Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

14:10Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

14:13Project SEED aims to restore the balance between nature and the environment.

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