Last
February 7, Ms. Anna Oposa, Founder and Chief Mermaid of the Save Philippine
Seas Movement gave a lecture on her experiences as a marine conservationist. In
her lecture, she gave various points as to how and why we need to protect the
marine biodiversity, most of which are related to how it affects us human
beings. Also, she pointed out that maybe the reason as to why we humans fail to
see the damage we caused and are continuing to cause to the marine life is
because they are under the water surface, therefore not easily seen. Some
points of her lecture also include some reasons why we must not keep marine
animals captive and away from their natural habitat, and why we must not make a
habit of being so close to the marine wildlife.
The
things she said in her lecture are not new information for most of us. What was
interesting, though, was that Ms. Anna Oposa did not have an extensive knowledge
and background on marine biology and biodiversity. She graduated with a degree
in English Studies, but the path that she has chosen to take strays far, far
away from the path paved by her college education. Armed with passion and
determination, she was able to make a big change in a big way. This remains a
reminder for me that we do not need be experts in a field to be able to make a
difference.
For
information about Save Philippine Seas, visit:
savephilippineseas.tumblr.com
or
contact Ms. Anna Oposa at:
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