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Restoring the Baobab wetland: a volunteer-led project in Cebu City

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Baobab wetland needs $200 for saplings and equipment.

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Manuel S. Agustin
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Cebu City
The Baobab wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This February, 62 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 181 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, including native species selected by a local botanist. The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade. All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $200 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $55 • Native saplings and stakes: $130 • Signage and educational materials: $15 Thanks for reading all this.

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