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Empowering Tomorrow’s Marine Conservationists: Stories of Resilience and Hope

The ocean nourishes us all. Its value encompasses all facets of life, from the food we eat to the livelihood of communities, and the chance to collaborate with different cultures to ensure its protection. Yet today, the ocean needs protectors more than ever, and at the forefront of this mission are motivated individuals like Fatima Clavecillas and Paolo Co, scholars of LAMAVE’s Iskolar ng Dagat program. Their journeys demonstrate how opportunity and determination can turn passion into action and dreams into change. 

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The Typhoon and the Seaweed Farmers

In December 2021, we launched a fundraiser asking you to support communities affected by Typhoon Odette including seaweed farmers in the remote island municipality of Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines. You responded and together we raised ~795,000PHP (~USD$15,000). In February of this year our team travelled to Cagayancillo to carry out the on-the-ground efforts. LAMAVE Director Sally Snow, shares an insight into the journey…

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Humans of #TyphoonOdette - Jacky & Virginia Cuevas

“My grandkid told me “grandma, let’s leave now”, worried the strong winds would destroy the house. So we evacuated that very night… We didn’t wait too long to clean up whatever’s left of my house because it was everywhere. But we were only able to retrieve pillows, some blankets, and a few clothes.”…

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Humans of Typhoon Odette - Andy Leonor

“We lost our livelihoods again because of Super Typhoon Odette. Nawalan kami ng hanapbuhay dahil kay Odette. I used to work in tourism here in Puerto Princesa but my job was affected by the pandemic. I looked for an alternative source to be able to survive, but then the typhoon came. It has been really difficult. I don’t know what to do anymore. So na Nahihirapan na ako. Hindi ko na alam kung anong gagawin ko. I don’t know how to start over.”

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