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The clock is ticking for the deep blue sea… how can we save it?

One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men honorees – Anna Oposa – teaches the ways of the ‘seatizens’ of the world | #TheFinalWord LIVE bit.ly/3KN3dOF

Save Philippine Seas Exec. Dir. Anna Oposa on challenges faced by PH marine life, environmental conservation: There are those we hear about climate change, over-fishing, illegal fishing. There are less obvious ones: greed, lack of environmental education, lack of political will

Oposa on what should’ve been done to protect our oceans: I would say the implementation and enforcement of our environmental laws. Hindi tayo nagkukulang sa policies pero kulang na kulang sa enforcement and implementation

Oposa: We want to remind Filipinos that no matter where we live, no matter what we do, our decisions affect the marine environment. Ang dami pa nating kailangang gawin

Oposa says they are working with government agencies and schools to provide environmental education

Oposa on what people can do: Be mindful of the waste that we produce… see if there are alternative to that. Segregate and recycle, and learn more about environmental issues