State of Philippine Environment: Forest, Agriculture & Marine
State of Philippine Environment: Forest, Agriculture & Marine
Environment
FOREST, AGRICULTURE & MARINE
BY:
JOHN LESTER JUNIO
JASMIN MARIE LLEGUE
ENVIRONMENT FRAMEWORK
SECTION 16 ARTICLE II
1987 PHILIPPINES
CONSTITUTION
FORESTS
Source of:
Food
Water
Clean air
Electricity
Shelter
Livelihood
The Philippine forests are
among the most diverse in
the world but also among
the most endangered.
FORESTS
one of the countries that are losing their forest
cover rapidly
ranking 4th in the worlds top 10 most
threatened forest hotspots with the rate of
157,400 hectares per year
MOSSY FOREST
MANGROOVE
PALAWAN
PINE FOREST
MOLAVE FOREST
SARANGANI
SAGADA MT.PROVINCE
FORESTS
DEFORESTATION
forest cover of the Philippines dropped
from
70% down to 20%.
46 species are endangered
4 were already eradicated completely
3.2 rainforest left
from 1934 to 1988 9.8 million ha of
forest were lost
EFFECTS OF DEFORESTATION
Not only the typical giant trees will
disappear more and more, also
more than 3500 species of plants
and animals, many of them only
found in the Philippines, will
disappear, for always.
REFORESTATION
AGRICULTURE
The Philippines has vast
land resources suitable for
agriculture, but agricultural
production is in crisis. The
land as ecosystem is in
various stages of
degradation.
TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURE:
1. Encourage investments in agriculture that
promote area-based development
2. Prioritize investments that can increase and
sustain productivity
3. Ensure well-functioning irrigation systems and an
efficient transport infrastructure
4. Invest in programs that will increase resilience to
climate risks and disasters, as well as pests and
diseases
5. Promote greater private sector investments and
support.
MARINE
The Philippines is richest in marine
biodiversity and has the longest
discontinuous coastline and one of
the richest coral reefs in the world.
But fish production is in crisis and
fishing and breeding grounds are
diminishing.
Declining catch
Declining maximum sustainable yields
Degraded coral reefs
Decreasing mangrove areas
Pollution
Overfishing
- 90% fish stocks depleted in 50 years
Degradation of marine environment
- Only 4% of coral reefs in good condition
Monopoly control of fishery resources
Open access policies
Privatization of municipal fisheries