Off the coast of Cauayan in Negros Occidental lies a forty-five-hectare islet teeming with a rich set of biodiversity. Danjugan Island is home to a diverse range of wildlife species—most notably the rare Philippine scrubfowl. One might say, “We’ve heard this story before”—of an island in our country swarming with natural gems, only to see it destroyed by misguided development. The case with Danjugan is entirely different. Thanks to a dedicated conservation program, this one-and-a-half-kilometer-long island that was once threatened by illegal fishing is now a protected marine sanctuary and a gold-standard model for nature conservation.