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Forests Issues,

Threat, and
Protection

LESSON 3
Abstraction
• Trees and plants play a major part in the world’s initiatives to
slow the pace of climate change, preserve its wildlife, and
support the lives and livelihoods of billions of human beings.
(Nunez, 2019)
• But the mass destruction of trees and the ecosystems they
support continues at a rapid pace, and long-term benefits are
sacrificed for short-term profits.
• National Geographic reports that while forests still cover about
30% of the world’s land area, they are disappearing at an
alarming rate. For a period of 26 years between 1990 and
2016, the world lost 502,000 square miles (1.3 million square
kilometers) of forest, which is an area larger than South Africa.
Since humans started sawing down forests, 46% of trees have
been felled, according to a 2015 study in the journal Nature.
Even the ‘Earth’s lung,’ the Amazon Rainforest, has seen 17%
of its forest cover destroyed in the last half century, with losses
still continuing
Deforestation
• Deforestation, defined in Live Science as “the
permanent removal of trees to make room for
something besides forest,” which includes the clearing
of land for agriculture or grazing for livestock, or using
the wood for fuel, construction, or manufacturing.
• Deforestation results in more carbon dioxide being
released into the atmosphere. Trees take in carbon
dioxide from the air to be able to do photosynthesis,
and the carbon is locked chemically in their wood.
When trees are burned, this locked carbon returns to
the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Fewer trees mean
more carbon dioxide is present in the atmosphere,
accelerating global warming.
• Serrat, O. (2016) in his study ‘Deforestation in the Philippines’ has
found that while forests are a major natural resource of the
country, it has suffered immense depletion as a result of logging,
ineffective reforestation, population pressure, and shifting
cultivation.
• As the lead agency responsible for the formulation,
implementation of policies and guidelines, and rules related to
environmental management, the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR) also sets the rules and regulations that
govern the exploration, development, extraction, disposition, and
use of forests, minerals, wildlife, and other natural resources.
• Meanwhile, it is the Forest Management Bureau of the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources that provides technical
guidance to the central and field offices for the effective
protection, development, and conservation of forestlands and
watersheds. The bureau recommends policies and programs
towards the achievement of sustainable forest management,
based on science and principles of good forest governance.
Causes of Deforestation in the Philippines

• Forest Fires - an uncontrolled fire in a


wooded area.


Causes of Deforestation in the
Philippines
• Kaingin System – the method of clearing
forested areas by cutting down and burning trees
and plant growth for farming/cultivation purposes.
Also known as ‘swidden farming’ in other
countries, it is a traditional practice but
considered a destructive agricultural system used
in many parts of the world. (Domingo, 2012)
Causes of Deforestation in
the Philippines

• Illegal Logging – defined by Conserve


Energy Future as the cutting down of trees,
transporting them, or utilizing their
products such as timber for economic
gains against the law
Some Effects of
Deforestation
• Increase in global warming – Lack of trees to
absorb greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide
increases its presence in the atmosphere, contributing
to global warming
• Increase in greenhouse gas emissions – Cutting
and burning wood and other plant materials
contribute to the presence of emissions in the
atmosphere
• Floods – Trees aid in retaining water in the soil. When
they are cut down, it can lead to floods in some areas
and droughts in others.
• Wildlife Extinction & Habitat Loss - Forests are
home to a variety of plant and wildlife that each do
their part in maintaining a healthy ecosystem. Wiping
out forests means they lose their home, and the
balance of nature is disrupted.
Laws Protecting Philippine
Forestland
• Republic Act 9175
Known as the Chainsaw Act of 2002, this law regulates the
ownership, possession, sale, importation, and use of chain saws;
providing for the penalization of violators and other provisions.
• It is a measure to aid in the conservation of forest resources by
limiting the equipment that one person can use which is classified as
potentially harmful to these types of environments.

• Executive Order No. 23, s. 2011


This executive order declares a halt on the cutting and harvesting of
timber in natural and residual forests, and provided for the creation
of the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force.
• For further definition, natural and residual forests are defined in the
order as such:
• Natural and Residual Forests- are forests composed of
indigenous trees, not planted by man.
• The creation of the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force is to enforce the
moratorium and lead the anti-illegal logging campaign.

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