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Philippine Forests


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Philippine Forests

What is a Forest?A forest is an ecosystem where trees are the dominant life formand where the trees have overlapping crowns forming 60100%cover.*US National Vegetation Classification System


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Philippine Forests

LOWLAND DIPTEROCARP FOREST

Trees grow straightand tall, reaching

over 100ft!

Very humid!

Remains green andvibrant throughout the

year.


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Philippine Forests

MONTANE FOREST 1,000m above sea level.

High rainfall - 2 to3 times higher

than at sea level.

Trees are shorter,

growing less than 100ft.


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Philippine Forests

MOSSY FORESTVery high rainfall -over 5 times morethan at sea level!

Temperature is quitecool at around 18C.

Trees don't grow verytall, only around 6 to

20ft high.


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Philippine Forests

PINE FORESTLies moderately far fromthe sea at 900 to 1,500m

above sea level andwithin the rainshadow of

other mountains

Longer than averagedry season.


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Philippine Forests

MANGROVE FOREST

Found in coastal areaswhere sea water and fresh

water mix.

Crucial breedinghabitat of marine fish

and shore birds.


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Philippine Forests

LIMESTONE FOREST Only a few species oftrees can prosper dueto parched conditions.

Plant diversity is low butplants present are highly

restricted and unique.


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What Services do Forests Provide?

Consumptive

Water for Drinking and Irrigation

Medicine

Food

Fiber and Timber Livelihood


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What Services do Forests Provide?

Non-consumptive

Air and Water Purification WildlifeSanctuary

Protection from Soil Erosion Carbon Absorption


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What is a Watershed?

A geographic area fromwhich water drains towarda common watercourse(streams, lakes, etc.) in a

natural basin

Watersheds are the

basic building blocksof the natural

environment

Plants, animals, andhumans are all

dependent on

watersheds for theirsurvival


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The Roles of Trees in a Watershed

Slow the fall of rain, reducing

flooding and soil erosion

Help filter out pollutants

Increased deforestation,urbanization, and pollutionmean increased flooding andruined water supplies


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Watersheds vs Dams

Stream corridors provide key

connection across thelandscape for various animals

Habitat for animals

Carbon storage

Reduced vulnerability to floods

and other natural disasters

Dam walls block fish migration

Extinction of fish and other aquaticspecies; disappearance of birds in

floodplains

Erosion of riverbeds downstream

Disrupted and altered water flows

adversely affect the ecological web


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Where Does Metro Manila Get its Water?

1 2

Umiray River, Gen. Angat Dam,Nakar, Quezon Norzagaray, Bulacan

4 3

Novaliches Treatment Plant

Balara Treatment Plant

La Mesa Dam,Novaliches, QC


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Sierra Madre Mountain Range

1.5 million hectares

400,000 hectares ofprimary forest

1 of 221 global key sites forbiodiversity conservation

10 Important Bird Areas

(IBAs)


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Fauna

> 70 globally threatened& near threatened species

46 birds

Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi)13 mammals

Golden crowned Flying Fox (Acerodon jubatus)7 herpetofauna

(snakes, lizards, turtles and crocodiles)

Pygmy Forest Frog (Platymantis pygmaeus)4 mollusks

Giant Clams (Tridacna spp.)


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IP Communities

Agta / Dumagat (N.Ecija, N.Vizcaya,Quirino at Aurora)Bugkalot(N.Ecija, N. Vizcaya, Quirino at

Aurora)

Isinai (N. Vizcaya: Dupax Norte at Sur)Gaddang (N.Vizcaya, Isabela, Quirino atCagayan)Ibanag (Cagayan, N.Vizcaya at Isabela)

Itawes (Timog Cagayan)

Kalahan (Kanlurang Caraballo,GitnangSierra Madre)Yogad (Isabella)


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Mt. Irid-Angelo

Southern Sierra Madre

5 Provinces:

Bulacan

Nueva EcijaQuezon

Rizal

Aurora


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Mt. Irid-Angelo

criticalwatershed primary source of clean waterAngat watershed

Kaliwa watershed

Kanan watershed

Umiray watershed


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Mt. Irid-Angelo

Diverse Flora and Fauna

Philippine Eagle

Philippine Hawk EagleRufous Hornbill

Philippine Warty PigPhilippine Brown DeerRafflesia

Dipterocarps


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Mt. Irid-Angelo: Flora and Fauna

Scale-feathered Malkoha(Endemic, Luzon restricted)

Luzon Giant Cloud Rat

Luzon Fanged Frog

Luzon Pygmy Fruit Bat


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Rufous Hornbill(Endemic, near threatened)

Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher

Blue-breasted Flycatcher White-browed Shama


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Bagtikan Pitcher Plant

Jade Vine

Kapa-Kapa

Rafflesia manilliana Gabing Tigre


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Mt. Irid-Angelo: Forest Cover

1988 2003

There is an increase of forest cover by 7% in a period of 15 years

SOURCE: NAMRIA FOREST COVER 2003,1988 and PBCPP FOREST COVER 1987, 1999


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The Case of the Vanishing Forest

1920s

18M hectares60% of TLA

1950s-

1960s

15M hectares50% of TLA

1970s

10.2M hectares

34% of TLA

1980s

6.9M hectares

23.7% of TLA


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The Case of the Vanishing Forest


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Threats to Sierra Madre Mountains

Mining

Mining claims in Sierra Madre cover an area 811,541 has

Cagayan Valley Region: 32 exploration permit applications/ 333,989 has

source: UNDP-GEF-SGP Philippines (2006) The Sierra Madre Mountain Range: A Primer


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Deforestation

LARGE SCALE INDUSTRIAL LOGGING

Mossy forest loss = 1,010 hectares / year

Pine forest loss = 253 hectares / year

Old-growth dipterocarp forest loss at 21,536 hectares/year

source: UNDP-GEF-SGP Phili ines 2006 The Sierra Madre Mountain Ran e: A Primer


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Deforestation

TIMBER POACHING / SMALL SCALE TIMBER HARVESTING


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Deforestation

UPLAND AGRICULTURE and FOREST FIRE


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Road Construction

Sierra Madre Range:

Crossing: at least 6 roads

Traversing: at least 3 trans-highways

source: UNDP-GEF-SGP Phili ines 2006 The Sierra Madre Mountain Ran e: A Primer


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What Have You Done for the Forest Today?

I NEED A HERO!


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Forest restoration - Rainforestation and ROAD to 2020


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Lobbying for effective Natural Resource Management


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Forest -friendly agricultural practices

- Bio-intensive Gardening (BIG)

- Rainforestation Farming


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Awareness Raising / IEC Campaigns

Camp Kabataan para sa Kalikasan

Radio plugs, billboards, etc


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Salamat po!


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