Mangroves: Natural Guardians of Quezon’s Coastline - BusinessWorld Online

Mangroves: Natural Guardians of Quezon’s Coastline - BusinessWorld Online

by Edg Adrian A. Eva, Reporter In Barangay Alitas in Infanta, Quezon Province, where saltwater and freshwater quietly converge, trees with roots rising from the shallows dominate the landscape. These salt-tolerant trees, known as mangroves—or bakauan in Filipino—have long sustained the community with food, protection, and resilience. For Sherwin P. Aveno, a 36-year-old rice farmer and part-time fisherman, mangroves are more than just trees. As p…