The Bakhawan Eco-Park is a 220-hectare mangrove forest in Kalibo, Aklan, transformed from a once-degraded coastal area into a thriving ecosystem supporting both land and marine life. Founded in 1990, the park was established to combat environmental degradation through a joint initiative of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Kalibo Save the Mangroves Association Inc. (KASAMA), a nonprofit organization. The DENR formally recognized the eco-park through a Forest Land Management Agreement in 1994, granting KASAMA a 25-year right to manage the mangrove area.

Bakhawan Eco-Park thrives as mangrove tourism site. (2025, July 30). DailyGuardian, pp. 10, 9.