STATE OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT Flashcards
most diverse in the world ; megadiverse country
Philippine Forest
it means high number of endemic species
Megadiverse country
Crisis of the Philippine Forest
most endangered & deforestation
? in Fish
2nd
? in Plants, Trees and Mammals
5th
? in Reptiles
8th
richest coral reefs in the world
center of marine biodiversity
the number of known species that can be found in the Philippines
488 out of 800
crisis of global biodiversity
- decline in fish caught
- degradation in coral reefs
- decreasing of mangroves areas and pollution
- open access policy
- privatization of municipal fisheries
the number of rivers in the Philippines
421
estimated number of natural lakes
69+
estimated hectares of freshwater swamps
100+
four major groundwater reservoirs
- Cagayan
- Central Luzon
- Cotabato
- Agusan
crisis of philippine waters
- 2 out 5 Filipinos do not get water from formal resources
- 65% of households have portable water
- overpopulation
- water pollution
how many rivers are unsafe for drinking
158
how many rivers are biologically dead
50
number of hectares that are alienable and disposable land
14.2 million
number of hectares that are classified as agricultural land
13 million
crisis of agriculture
- shrinking of agricultural land
- displaced farmers
- land degradation
- recurrent droughts
- pollution
- landlessness
- backward agriculture
? mineralized country
5th
crisis of minerals
- mining policies are focused/geared for large scale mining
- extractive, export oriented
- monopoly
the percentage of the manila population wherein they’re affected of the air pollution
98%
other crisis
- air pollution
- overpopulation
- calamities
