There are several tourist attraction destinations in the Philippines, and Bohol is one of them. In a nutshell, Bohol is one of the cleanest first class island provinces of the Philippines found in the Central Visayas region, featuring attractive sceneries, beautiful white sand beaches, and interesting culture.
An incredibly popular tourist destination among locals and foreigners, Bohol is the indigenous home to the famous Tarsier, the world’s smallest primate. Another incredible attraction in this province is the Chocolate Hills. Panglao Island is one of the most famous diving locations, and it is among the top ten diving destinations in the world. Tourists can enjoy having a glimpse of the natural beauty of Bohol by typically climbing the highest points or by aerial views.
Because of the island’s beauty, Bohol is constantly receiving tourists from across the Philippines and the world. While having fun around the beaches and other fantastic attraction sites, people often forget that these natural sites are under threat. Over the centuries, Development encroachment, harvesting of sand for various uses, and environmental pollution are just some of the issues. Indeed, there is a need to preserve and protect the natural beauty of this province for the current and future generations. Here below are some of the things you can do to help achieve this objective:
1. Manage Litter Properly
Quite often, people traveling around Bohol and its tourist attractions carry along lots of stuff, including packed meals, bottled water, and so on. After use, some of them just throw anywhere, which results into an improper garbage disposal. You can help preserve the natural beauty of Bohol by avoiding to litter.
If you are on the beach and your and your trash is washed out to the sea, it will have a negative impact on the marine life. Besides that, if it remains on the shoreline or beach, it can be harmful to plants and animals as well as being unpleasant for the next tourists/visitors. Nobody wants to see plastic, bottles, or any sort of trash while visiting a place.
Therefore, do not throw your garbage anywhere, take them with you, or dispose them rightly on disposal bins. Just leave only footprints!
2. Respect the Wildlife
As an example, the world’s smallest primate, the Philippine Tarsier, is indigenous to several places in Bohol. To preserve tarsier together with other wildlife, you need to show respect by protecting them. Always, do not pull creatures or even plants from the rocks and be careful not to walk on living seaweeds.
When visiting the beach, it is important to remember that the well-being of animals (both marine and land) and plants should come first. After all, some of the places you are visiting are their homes! Also, do not attempt to remove animals from their habits. It might be fun to collect shells or pebbles, but you need to know that other creatures usually reuse intact shells.
It is highly advisable that you should not throw anything overboard (such as a trash) or anything that can be harmful to the environment or the life around.
3. Help Protect the Corals
Coral reefs in many Bohol’s islands are essential for the biodiversity and health of the earth’s seas. They play a critical role of serving as barriers against dangerous waves and erosion. While snorkeling is an awesome way to get invested in the coral’s welfare, it is essential that you do so safely to protect it as well as the marine life surrounding it. Therefore, when snorkeling, ensure you use eco-friendly practices. Do not step on the coral reefs. Do not damage them at all cost. Besides that, when diving, be sure to employ perfect diving skills to not endanger the marine life.
4. Avoid smoking on the beach
Beautiful natural sand beaches of various Bohol islands are fantastic resources and visitors from across the world have every right to have fun and enjoy it. However, managing public habits and behaviors is beneficial to keep the environment safe for everyone. The most important public restrictions is limitation of smoking to specific places only. Therefore, if you are smoking, then you are not supposed to do so anywhere; and more importantly, avoid it altogether when on the beach.
Conclusion
Whether it is a stretch of sand beach or popular tourist attraction destination around Bohol, it is truly important to preserve its natural beauty. Remember, these places are an ecosystem of hundreds of thousands of wildlife doing their best to survive. Therefore, we need to safeguard them for today and upcoming generations.
Let’s keep Bohol green and clean!
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