El Nido Community Beach Clean Ups
byGlobal Trash Moves with Currents Given the uptick in tourism El Nido’s tourism has been under the microscope on social media. The media coverage…
Eco
The Difficulty of Transition to Solar: A glimpse into your vacation discomfort, our everyday reality
byIntroduction: The challenges of the 21st century continue to surface as we learn more about the consequences of our consumptive behavior. Our dependence on…
Qi Palawan 100% Solar
byIntroduction In the northern tip of Palawan, approximately 30 kilometers from El Nido’s main town, lies the eco-resort Qi Palawan. The passion project of…
Art Cafe’s Solar Transition
byWhether it’s beach clean-ups, rallying support for single plastic bans, setting up mooring buoys, organizing cat and dog sterilization programs, creating farm-to-table options for…
Introduction to ESTEL as Eco-Sustainable Tourism El Nido
byIntroduction to ESTEL 2017 The focus of ESTEL is to be a voice for Eco-Sustainable Tourism in El Nido (E.S.T.EL) for smaller businesses but…
Fighting Crown of Thorns with Needles – Coral Reef Conservation in Northeast Palawan
byUnder the surface – impacts of tourism With the rapid growth of tourism in Palawan, it is not only the beachfronts and roadsides that…
A Quick Word on El Nido’s Waste Management
byIn researching this issue’s theme of waste management and carrying capacity I was regularly reminded that El Nido’s problems are not unique. The connection…
Our Effort to Help the Stink
byPrivate sector involvement While the responsibility to implement the public waste management system falls squarely on the LGU as mandated in RA 9003 and…
Sustainable Tourism and Wastes
byGlobal Situation Currently, the global waste production is 3.6 million metric tons per day with each person producing an average of 0.64 kg per…
A Word on Water
byIntroduction: An opinion on Water Humans act to pain and pleasure, Filipinos in particular are reactive to pain rather than preventive. A shift from…