
MOP 12 Programme & Side Events

Programme

Side Events
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(Available soon)
Excursion
Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary [EAAF007]

Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary [EAAF007], located in Cebu, is Philippines’s first Flyway Network Site and Ramsar Site and one of the most critical areas in the country for significant number of migratory waterbirds for wintering, staging, and roosting. More than 70 species of migratory waterbirds including Far Eastern Curlew, Asiatic Dowitcher and the Chinese Egret have been visited this site. Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary contributes significantly to the local economy by attracting a huge number of tourists, and sections of the protected area serve as trying to extract sites, ensuring food security for the local people.