The Rotary Club of Roxas, in line with its thrust on environmental preservation, has launched the Mangrove Greenbelt Project last April 20, 2007 at Barangay Punta Cogon. This is in cooperation with the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians, the Department of Agriculture and the local government. The project is envisioned to help the dwindling fish species in Olotayan Island, a declared marine sanctuary in the city.
To date, the club has planted around two hundred seedlings of Bakhaw species and has established a seedling nursery which now houses 400 seedlings to be replanted by volunteer families on a regular basis. The mangrove greenbelt project will cover around 1.7 hectare shoreline along Barangay Punta Cogon and Agojo. The club leadership has vowed for the project's sustainability and is hoping to be granted a project incentive from Rotary International. Rotarian Powell del Rosario chairs this special project.
To date, the club has planted around two hundred seedlings of Bakhaw species and has established a seedling nursery which now houses 400 seedlings to be replanted by volunteer families on a regular basis. The mangrove greenbelt project will cover around 1.7 hectare shoreline along Barangay Punta Cogon and Agojo. The club leadership has vowed for the project's sustainability and is hoping to be granted a project incentive from Rotary International. Rotarian Powell del Rosario chairs this special project.
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