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BakaJuan Project A Mangrove Forestation Activity

๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ.In mangrove reforestation and planting programs...
12/11/2025

๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ

๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ.

In mangrove reforestation and planting programs, it is crucial to understand the doโ€™s and donโ€™ts. Always consider the siteโ€™s biophysical conditions, proper zonation, and appropriate species to ensure a higher success rate. It is also important to recognize other distinct ecosystems that coexist in the area to avoid habitat conversion and disruption, which can harm overall coastal biodiversity and stability.

๐น๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘‘๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›.

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๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€. ๐ŸŒฑPlanting mangroves the right way is essenti...
29/10/2025

๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€. ๐ŸŒฑ

Planting mangroves the right way is essential for successful restoration. Placing them in straight rows may look organized, but it actually ignores natural site conditions and weakens their ability to protect coastal areas. Mangroves grow best in irregular, natural clusters that follow the landโ€™s shape, tidal flow, and soil type. By following these natural patterns, we can help mangroves thrive, strengthen coastlines, and support marine life.

๐น๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘‘๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›.

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๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธMangroves arenโ€™t just trees by the sea โ€“ theyโ€™re one of the best natural defenses.  They absorb and...
15/10/2025

๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ

Mangroves arenโ€™t just trees by the sea โ€“ theyโ€™re one of the best natural defenses. They absorb and store carbon, helping to mitigate climate change. They provide habitats for marine life, protect coastlines and support local communities.

However, when mangroves are destroyed, all their benefits and stored carbon is released back into the atmosphere. Thatโ€™s why itโ€™s important to protect our mangroves for a better, greener and safer environment.

๐น๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘‘๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›.

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๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธWith the southwest monsoon bringing strong rains, winds, and frequent typhoons, our mangrove forest...
01/10/2025

๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ

With the southwest monsoon bringing strong rains, winds, and frequent typhoons, our mangrove forests play a bigger role than ever. Their dense root systems act as buffer zones, breaking strong waves, reducing storm surges, and preventing coastal erosionโ€”safeguarding both lives and communities.

But mangroves donโ€™t just protect usโ€”they also nurture thriving ecosystems. By filtering water, trapping sediments, and serving as nurseries for fish and other marine species, they support food security and local livelihoods. In the Philippines, where storms are a part of life, mangroves stand as our natural alliesโ€”protecting, providing, and preserving.

๐น๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘‘๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›.

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๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฅ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ž๐ง-๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ?Mangrove species are found in the interti...
17/09/2025

๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฅ๏ธ

๐Ÿƒ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ž๐ง-๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ?

Mangrove species are found in the intertidal zones, where this environment has led to the evolution of a special adaptation in mangrove species โ€” ๐๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ. Being rooted in the soil with a severe lack of oxygen, mangroves need to access air to take up oxygen. These special roots help the trees take in oxygen even when the roots are partly submerged. These specialized roots also possess lenticels, which are pores in their surface, responsible for facilitating oxygen exchange. This unique adaptation allows mangrove species to thrive in this unique environment.

๐น๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘‘๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›.

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๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฅ๏ธ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’Ž๐’†๐’†๐’•๐’” ๐’”๐’†๐’‚, ๐’‚ ๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’’๐’–๐’† ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’”๐’š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’Ž ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’”.๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ is an initiative of the Associa...
03/09/2025

๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฅ๏ธ

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’Ž๐’†๐’†๐’•๐’” ๐’”๐’†๐’‚, ๐’‚ ๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’’๐’–๐’† ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’”๐’š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’Ž ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’”.

๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ is an initiative of the Association of Filipino Forestry Students โ€“ UPLB, featuring informative posts released every other Wednesday. This aims to raise awareness and disseminate knowledge about mangrove forests, highlighting their importance and the need for their conservation. Through this initiative, the association seeks to continuously promote environmental consciousness and inspire local communities to become active stewards of the environment.

๐น๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘‘๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›.

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๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŒฟToday, we join the global community in observing t...
26/07/2025

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŒฟ

Today, we join the global community in observing this yearโ€™s ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ. This day reminds us of the vital role mangroves play as a unique, valuable, and vulnerable ecosystem, and highlights the need to protect and manage them sustainably.

Mangrove ecosystems are essential to the health and resilience of coastal communities around the world. They provide critical services such as shoreline protection, carbon storage, biodiversity support, and food security. However, behind this spectacular ecosystem lies a devastating realityโ€”mangroves are disappearing three to five times faster than overall global forest losses, with serious ecological and socio-economic impacts.

The ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ - ๐”๐๐‹๐ stands in solidarity with this global initiative, advocating for the conservation of mangrove areas, especially in support of local Filipino communities.

In alignment with this advocacy, our flagship event, the ๐๐š๐ค๐š๐‰๐ฎ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐Ÿƒ, remains committed to the reforestation and rehabilitation of the mangrove ecosystem throughout the Philippines. Earlier this year, on March 15, 2025, we successfully held this yearโ€™s BakaJuan Project: Mangrove Tree Planting and PalaroJuan sa Bakawan in Padre Burgos, Quezon Province.

Now in its 13th year, the BakaJuan Project is a continuing testament to our organizationโ€™s commitment to environmental stewardship. It also highlights the importance of active community participation in protecting and restoring our mangrove forests, ensuring that their benefits endure for generations to come.

๐‘ป๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“, ๐’˜๐’† ๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’”๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’“๐’๐’—๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’‚๐’‡๐’†๐’ˆ๐’–๐’‚๐’“๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‡๐’–๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’•.

๐น๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘‘๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›.

๐ŸŒฟ
๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’›
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REFERENCE
UNESCO. (2025). International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem 2025. https://www.unesco.org/en/days/mangrove-ecosystem-conservation

This year's ๐๐š๐ค๐š๐ฃ๐ฎ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ: ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐‰๐ฎ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐š ๐๐š๐ค๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ง has once again served its purpose ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒŠ. Wit...
29/03/2025

This year's ๐๐š๐ค๐š๐ฃ๐ฎ๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ: ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐‰๐ฎ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐š ๐๐š๐ค๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ง has once again served its purpose ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒŠ. With the mission of enhancing public awareness regarding the importance of mangroves and engaging in community participation, this activity successfully brought together individuals who share a common goal of environmental conservation. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’š

This activity would not have been possible without those who generously supported the project. In turn, AFFS-UPLB is deeply grateful to everyone who has been with us throughout this event.

๐ˆ๐ง ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก:
Foundation for the Philippine Environment
YGOAL, Inc.
Tanggol Kalikasan, Inc.
UPLB Sigma Rho Fraternity

๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š ๐ฌ๐š ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง, ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐š ๐ฌ๐š ๐ญ๐š๐จ ๐š๐ญ ๐ค๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐š๐ฌ๐š๐ง ๐ŸŒฑ

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๐Ÿƒ๐—•๐—”๐—ž๐—”๐—๐—จ๐—”๐—ก ๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—–๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—™๐—จ๐—Ÿ ๐—๐—จ๐—”๐—ก!โœจAnd thatโ€™s a wrap! On March 15, 2025, at Brgy. Kinagunan Ibaba, Pad...
25/03/2025

๐Ÿƒ๐—•๐—”๐—ž๐—”๐—๐—จ๐—”๐—ก ๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—–๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—™๐—จ๐—Ÿ ๐—๐—จ๐—”๐—ก!โœจ

And thatโ€™s a wrap! On March 15, 2025, at Brgy. Kinagunan Ibaba, Padre Burgos, Quezon Province, something truly unforgettable happened. Together with all our passionate participants, the ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—• turned this yearโ€™s ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜: ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป into an incredible success!๐Ÿ‘

This milestone wouldnโ€™t have been possible without ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ. Every propagule planted, every game played, and every connection built made a lasting impact, not just on the mangroves, but on the hearts of everyone involved.

Thank you, everyJUAN for being part of this journey, for showing up for the environment, and for proving that together, we can create a brighter and greener future. But this is just the beginning! Planting propagules is only the first step. Our commitment doesnโ€™t end here, weโ€™re in this together.

๐˜Œ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ!๐Ÿ””

๐™ˆ๐™ช๐™ก๐™– ๐™จ๐™– ๐™–๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ, ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™– ๐™จ๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ค ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ ๐™–๐™จ๐™–๐™ฃ.๐ŸŒฑ

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23/03/2025

๐ŸŒฟ ๐—•๐—”๐—ž๐—”๐—๐—จ๐—”๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—๐—˜๐—–๐—ง ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ: ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—–๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—™๐—จ๐—Ÿ ๐—๐—จ๐—”๐—ก โœจ

From seeds to success, BakaJuan Project: Mangrove Tree Planting and Palarojuan sa Bakawan 2025 was definitely an unforgettable experience!๐ŸŒฑ On March 15, 2025, in Brgy. Kinagunan Ibaba, Padre Burgos, Quezon, we made wavesโ€”one mangrove at a time! ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒฟ

Together with passionate stewards of nature, AFFS-UPLB turned this yearโ€™s BakaJuan Project into more than just a tree planting eventโ€”it became a movement of hope, action, and commitment. ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’ช

To everyJUAN who showed up, played, planted, and connectedโ€”you are the roots of change! ๐ŸŒŽ This is just the beginning; letโ€™s keep growing, thriving, and protecting our environment together. ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒŠ

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๐‹๐ž๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ณ๐จ๐ง, ๐๐š๐ก๐ข๐ฅ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐‰๐ฎ๐š๐ง ๐ง๐š ๐š๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ค๐š๐‰๐ฎ๐š๐ง! ๐ŸŽ’๐ŸšŒAre you all excited for the most awaited, fu...
14/03/2025

๐‹๐ž๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ณ๐จ๐ง, ๐๐š๐ก๐ข๐ฅ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐‰๐ฎ๐š๐ง ๐ง๐š ๐š๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ค๐š๐‰๐ฎ๐š๐ง! ๐ŸŽ’๐ŸšŒ

Are you all excited for the most awaited, fun, thrilling, and purpose-filled activity? Donโ€™t worry, the wait is almost over! Just one day left until we dive into the ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐‰๐ฎ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐š ๐๐š๐ค๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“.

Ready yourself for a day overflowing with vibrant energy, camaraderie, and unforgettable moments as we come together for this remarkable activity! We are just as excited as you are! ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒŸ

To fully enjoy our activities, here are a ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ:
๐Ÿ“Œ Wear comfortable, breathable, and outdoor-friendly clothes ๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿฉณ
๐Ÿ“Œ Pack extra clothes and towel ๐Ÿ‘•
๐Ÿ“Œ Aqua shoes, field sandals, or boots are highly recommended for safety and comfort ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ
๐Ÿ“Œ Bring durable and refillable water bottles to stay hydrated ๐Ÿšฐ
๐Ÿ“Œ Bring your own plate or tupperware and utensils to minimize wastes ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ
๐Ÿ“Œ Most importantly, bring your enthusiasm, passion, and positivity ๐Ÿ’ซ

See you there! โœจ

๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š ๐ฌ๐š ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง, ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐š ๐ฌ๐š ๐ญ๐š๐จ ๐š๐ญ ๐ค๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐š๐ฌ๐š๐ง ๐ŸŒฑ

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๐——-๐Ÿฎ: ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป?Two days to go before ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป! Are you ready to ...
13/03/2025

๐——-๐Ÿฎ: ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป?

Two days to go before ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป! Are you ready to make an impact and be part of a greener, bigger movement?

This year, the ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ - ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—• proudly brings you ๐— ๐—ง๐—ฃ-๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—•, a long-awaited event where we donโ€™t just plant mangrove, we also cultivate change! Together, letโ€™s show up for our environment and our communities, proving that small actions can lead to lasting change.

๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜บ. ๐˜’๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ข, ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด, ๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ป๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ โ€” ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ!

๐™ˆ๐™ช๐™ก๐™– ๐™จ๐™– ๐™–๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ, ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™– ๐™จ๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ค ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ ๐™–๐™จ๐™–๐™ฃ.๐ŸŒฑ

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