The Suyac Island Mangrove Eco-park is a community-based eco-tourism site just offshore from Sagay City, Negros. It is managed by Suyac Island Ecotourism Attendants Association in which all of the members are residents of the island. The park is home to one of the oldest and largest Sonneratia Alba mangrove on Negros Island, and includes other mangrove species.
It is located in the center of the 32,000-hectare Sagay Marine Reserve, the first of its kind in the country and established sometime in the 80s. It is now recognized nationally and internationally as one of the most successful marine conservation programs in the Philippines and has won the prestigious Gawad Galing Pook award in 1997. Read More: https://www.islandhoppinginthephilippines.com/visayas/negros/suyac-island-mangrove-eco-park/
The Suyac Island Mangrove Eco-park is a community-based eco-tourism site just offshore from Sagay City, Negros. It is managed by Suyac Island Ecotourism Attendants Association in which all of the members are residents of the island. The park is home to one of the oldest and largest Sonneratia Alba mangrove on Negros Island, and includes other mangrove species.
It is located in the center of the 32,000-hectare Sagay Marine Reserve, the first of its kind in the country and established sometime in the 80s. It is now recognized nationally and internationally as one of the most successful marine conservation programs in the Philippines and has won the prestigious Gawad Galing Pook award in 1997.
The Mangrove forest itself covers 500 hectares (100 hectares reforested), 33 species of true mangroves with 10 mangrove-associate species, 10 species of sea grass in around 3,000 hectares of sea grass beds, 78 species of Macro Benthic Algae, 60 Genera of hard, black & soft corals, 5 species of Giant Clams, more than 250 species of Reef & Pelagic fishes, 4 species of Marine Turtles and 5 species of endangered Dugong (sea cow). Giant Fruit Bats may be found in the mangrove areas (Suyac Island). Read More: https://www.islandhoppinginthephilippines.com/visayas/negros/suyac-island-mangrove-eco-park/
The Suyac Island Mangrove Eco-park is true to its tenets as pro-community, pro-environment, and pro-family eco-tourism destination which provides economic opportunity to the province’s fishing communities, making them the champions of the environment and sustainable tourism.
It is located in the center of the 32,000-hectare Sagay Marine Reserve, the first of its kind in the country and established sometime in the 80s. It is now recognized nationally and internationally as one of the most successful marine conservation programs in the Philippines and has won the prestigious Gawad Galing Pook award in 1997.
The guests are oriented about Travel Policies by the locals who are the island attendants too. Prior reservation is required and meals have to be pre-ordered. The food served to us truly satisfied our cravings for sea foods and we enjoyed the grilled dishes too. Read More: https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g2151427-d6638532-r686911348-Suyac_Island_Mangrove_Eco_Park-Sagay_City_Negros_Occidental_Negros_Island_Visay.html#review686911348
Photos below from:
https://www.rediscoveringnegros.com/january-june-2018/suyac-island-mangrove-eco-park
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