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Southwoods is the 175th golf course
in the world to receive the honor, the third course outside of North America, and the
first and only course in the Asia-Pacific to date.
In 1997, Southwoods joined the Audobon Cooperative Sanctuary Program
for golf Courses which provides guidance to golf courses to help preserve and enhance
wildlife habitat, protect natural resources, and enhance environmental awareness within
the Club and its surrounding communities.
"Manila Southwoods Golf & Country Club has shown a strong
commitment to its environment program. They are to be connected for their efforts to
provide a sanctuary for wildlife on the golf course property," said Ms. Joellen Zeh,
Staff Ecologist for Audobon International. "To reach full certification, a golf
course must demonstrate that they are maintaining a high degree of environmental quality
in a number of areas," explained Ms. Zeh.
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These categories include: Environmental
Planning, Wildlife & Habitat Management, Outreach & Education, Water Conservation,
Integrated Pest management, and Water Quality Management.
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| Southwoods Chairman Robert John L. Sobrepeña expressed his
appreciation and full support for the Club's environmental stewardship efforts.
"Through the success of the Audobon program at Southwoods. |
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| We have shown that
properly-managed golf courses provide numerous benefits to the environment and the local
communities. Now we will use Southwoods Audobon program as a model to be followed by other
Fil-Estate golf courses, and hopefully encourage other Philippine golf courses to follow
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For more information on the Southwoods Audobon Program, you may contact
Golf Course Superintendent Darren Moore at 0917-5260475
or Fil-Estate VP
for Environmental Affairs Macky Maceda at 0912-808-0249 (macky@vasia.com)
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