ICYMI: President @bongbongmarcos on Monday blamed the devastation caused by #PaengPH on deforestation.
But did you know: Under his father and namesake Marcos Sr.’s martial law rule, relatives and cronies were rewarded with Timber License Agreements? 🧵
But did you know: Under his father and namesake Marcos Sr.’s martial law rule, relatives and cronies were rewarded with Timber License Agreements? 🧵
Timber licensees soared during the Marcos years, from 58 in 1969 to 471 in 1976. The Philippines recorded one of the worst deforestation rates in Asia-Pacific during those years, losing 316,000 hectares of forest annually on average.
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The Philippines’ forest cover is now only about 7M hectares, or 23% of the country’s total land area, based on official numbers. But experts are afraid that this number is overestimated.
During the early years of the Spanish colonial period, forest cover was over 90%.
During the early years of the Spanish colonial period, forest cover was over 90%.
Data from the @globalforests also showed that the Philippines lost 20 basketball courts of forests every hour in 2020. This adds up to an area almost the size of Iloilo City.
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The Mimaropa region – covering Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan – has seen the worst deforestation in recent years.
We mapped forest cover losses and gains by province from 2003 to 2015. Find out how your province fares:
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We mapped forest cover losses and gains by province from 2003 to 2015. Find out how your province fares:
pcij.org/article/6518/m…
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