CMG Grantee Releases Videos Aimed at Protecting Marine Wildlife in the Philippines
Action Grantee Sally Snow has released all five of her short-films, part of the Their Future, Our Future campaign in the Philippines. The campaign, by LAMAVE, the Large Marine Vertebrate Research Institute Philippines, supports passing a new marine wildlife interaction law in the Philippines and educating locals & tourists about respectful wildlife interaction.
Each of the five short films released championed five key interaction guidelines which are being delivered by local communities at the heart of marine wildlife tourism in the Philippines. Each film focuses on one iconic marine species or group present in the Philippines: sharks, whale shark, turtles and cetaceans. The films aim to raise awareness amongst Filipinos and international tourists on marine wildlife interaction guidelines in anticipation of the launch of a new national marine wildlife interaction guideline Administrative Order in the Philippines.
Sally's campaign has already reached a variety of major milestones:
The Campaign became a collaboration between 7 NGOs ensuring the full support and insight of leading marine conservation NGOs in the Philippines.
The National Department of Tourism gave it's official support and provided their logo for all films, indicating recognition and support of the Philippine government.
A petition was launched on change.org to gain campaign support - there are currently over 1,000 signatures to date, and this number is expected to grow in the coming months.
100+ individual #powertoprotectPH campaign messages have been captured throughout the Philippines. These images are being released on the campaign Facebook page.
The second stage of the campaign will be focusing on the distribution of the films and the impacts in the national community. Screenings within local communities will take place in the coming weeks but in addition to that LAMAVE hopes to screen the campaign films in a number of upcoming events including: Silliman University (Dumaguete, PH), ADEX China, Shark Fest (Bristol, UK) and Shark Summit (Philippines).
Check out each of Sally's films below.
FILM 1: LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP
The first in the series of five films championing sustainable marine wildlife tourism in the Philippines. This film stars the 'butanding' (whale shark) and demonstrates why it is important to "Keep your distance" when interacting with marine wildlife. It describes how animals are much happier when we don't interfere with them. The message is brought to you by the Peoples Organisation of KASAKA, Pintuyan, Southern Leyte.
FILM 2: CAN'T TOUCH THIS
The second in the series of five films championing sustainable marine wildlife tourism in the Philippines. This film stars the 'pawikan' (turtle) and demonstrates why it is important not to touch animals when interacting with marine wildlife. The message is brought to you by the Peoples Organisation of AISERGA, Apo Island, Negros.
FILM 3: GONE IN A FLASH
The third in the series of five films championing sustainable marine wildlife tourism in the Philippines. This film stars the 'iho' (shark) and demonstrates why it is important to avoid using flash when photographing and interacting with marine wildlife. The message is brought to you by Malapascua Dive Guides and Boat Crew Association and Migo Sa Iho, Malapascua Island, Cebu.
FILM 4: NATURAL BORN FEEDERS
The fourth in the series of five films championing sustainable marine wildlife tourism in the Philippines. This film stars all wildlife and demonstrates why we should not feed wildlife. The message is brought to you by the Butanding Interaction Officers (BIOs) and tourism staff of Dosnol, Sorsogon.
FILM 5: STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD
The fifth and final in the series of five films championing sustainable marine wildlife tourism in the Philippines. This film stars cetaceans (dolphins and whales) and demonstrates how to avoid overcrowding animals, by making our own path, rather than simply following the crowd. The message is brought to you by the community of Pamilacan Island, Bohol.
Now that all five videos have been released Sally's campaign is in full swing, so be sure to check back and see what her projects results are in the coming months. In the meantime, learn more about our Action Grant program HERE.
Action Grantee Sally Snow has released all five of her short-films, part of the Their Future, Our Future campaign in the Philippines. The campaign, by LAMAVE, the Large Marine Vertebrate Research Institute Philippines, supports passing a new marine wildlife interaction law in the Philippines and educating locals & tourists about respectful wildlife interaction. Each of the five short films released championed five key interaction guidelines which are being delivered by local communities at the heart of marine wildlife tourism in the Philippines. Each film focuses on one iconic marine species or group present in the Philippines: sharks, whale shark, turtles and cetaceans. The films aim to raise awareness amongst Filipinos and international tourists on marine wildlife interaction guidelines in anticipation of the launch of a new national marine wildlife interaction guideline Administrative Order in the Philippines.
Sally's campaign has already reached a variety of major milestones:
The second stage of the campaign will be focusing on the distribution of the films and the impacts in the national community. Screenings within local communities will take place in the coming weeks but in addition to that LAMAVE hopes to screen the campaign films in a number of upcoming events including: Silliman University (Dumaguete, PH), ADEX China, Shark Fest (Bristol, UK) and Shark Summit (Philippines).
Check out each of Sally's films below.
FILM 1: LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP
The first in the series of five films championing sustainable marine wildlife tourism in the Philippines. This film stars the 'butanding' (whale shark) and demonstrates why it is important to "Keep your distance" when interacting with marine wildlife. It describes how animals are much happier when we don't interfere with them. The message is brought to you by the Peoples Organisation of KASAKA, Pintuyan, Southern Leyte.
FILM 2: CAN'T TOUCH THIS
The second in the series of five films championing sustainable marine wildlife tourism in the Philippines. This film stars the 'pawikan' (turtle) and demonstrates why it is important not to touch animals when interacting with marine wildlife. The message is brought to you by the Peoples Organisation of AISERGA, Apo Island, Negros.
FILM 3: GONE IN A FLASH
The third in the series of five films championing sustainable marine wildlife tourism in the Philippines. This film stars the 'iho' (shark) and demonstrates why it is important to avoid using flash when photographing and interacting with marine wildlife. The message is brought to you by Malapascua Dive Guides and Boat Crew Association and Migo Sa Iho, Malapascua Island, Cebu.
FILM 4: NATURAL BORN FEEDERS
The fourth in the series of five films championing sustainable marine wildlife tourism in the Philippines. This film stars all wildlife and demonstrates why we should not feed wildlife. The message is brought to you by the Butanding Interaction Officers (BIOs) and tourism staff of Dosnol, Sorsogon.
FILM 5: STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD
The fifth and final in the series of five films championing sustainable marine wildlife tourism in the Philippines. This film stars cetaceans (dolphins and whales) and demonstrates how to avoid overcrowding animals, by making our own path, rather than simply following the crowd. The message is brought to you by the community of Pamilacan Island, Bohol.
Now that all five videos have been released Sally's campaign is in full swing, so be sure to check back and see what her projects results are in the coming months. In the meantime, learn more about our Action Grant program HERE.