Mangroves have been widely optimized by the ASEAN countries to effect community economic development through tourism activities that provided economic sustainability of the local communities. However, the benefits that the mangroves ecosystem gives is misconstrued by the local community as merely an economic endeavor or as means of livelihood. Hence, the College is faced with a challenge of improving the quality of lives of the local communities making use of its vast hectares of mangroves resources while preserving the environment. Ideally, while the College is raising its banner of becoming an acknowledge school of excellence in science, technology and innovation in the region it shall likewise pull upward, if not in the same level, the economic status or lives of its immediate local communities. Therefore, it is necessary that strategic development programs, projects and activities with focus on commodity or product-based researches shall be carefully planned, designed and implemented to ensure optimum utilization of human, physical and financial resources. Planning, installing and implementing a more focus and rigorous policies in this aspect is necessary to attain research and extension outcomes in the perspective of the local communities. The ultimate mission is to improve the quality of life of the local communities and graduates through convergence of instruction, research, extension and production with the active support of the administration. Thus, this seeks to; establish sustainable livelihood programs/projects for the local community, promote conservation and sustainable management of fishery habitat-the mangrove ecosystem and increase ecotourism activities with the involvement or collaboration of the College, LGUs, DENR, BFAR, Foreign and Local Tourists, Parents, Alumni, Students and the Local Community. Essentially monitoring and evaluation of these programs, projects and activities ensures relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and inclusivity that ascertains organizational outcomes and of the NONESCOST mission-vision. Towards this, the following innovative solutions are proposed; One Tourist One Mangrove Policy (Adopt a Mangrove Approach Program), Rationalization of Faculty Loads, Students Scholarship Programs, Fishery and Agriculture Livelihood PAPs, Pasalubong Center, Boating and Floating Restaurant in the Mangrove Area, Modified Ecotourism PAPs, and Product or Commodity-Based Research and Extension PAPs.
