Philippine Bio Diversity

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WHATISTHECORALTRIANGLE?

The coral triangle is a large group of islands that

harbor and protect their coral eco-systems from

harm, comprised of several countries including our

own. The other countries are: Indonesia, Malaysia,Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Timor-

Leste.


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WITHINTHECORALTRIANGLE:

Lies more than 3,000 species of marine life, and the

highest coral diversity in the world. From the

largest fish, the whale-shark, to living fossils, the

coelacanth.


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We also have in our territory the second largest

coral reef system in the world, encompassing over

34 square kilometers. It is found within the waters

of Occidental Mindoro, and consists of two atolls

separated by a 30 meter deep channel.


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CLIMATE

The Philippines, being a tropical country, possesses

only two seasons: wet and dry. We also have rain

forests mostly found in the larger land masses,

namely Luzon and Mindanao.


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TERRESTRIALSPECIES

As with the abundant marine life, the wild life is

just as diverse, all found within the remaining

forests. Many of our native wildlife can be found

nowhere else in the world hence the need for strict

protection.


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ENDEMIC SPECIES

Are species that are specific to certain geological

location and found no where else. An example would

be our own Philippine tarsier or Kupal in vernacular.


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FLORA

Aside from theabundance of wildlife,

plants have also made

their stake and have

flourished despite theincrease in destructive

human activity. Our

forests are still home to

many rare species of

orchids, and not to

mention the Rafflesia.


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FAUNA

Very much like other eco-systems, ours is similar

in many ways, the only exception being that we do

not posses many large predators. The largest being

alligators and crocodiles. And our national bird, our

largest bird of prey the Philippine Eagle.


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ENDANGEREDSPECIES

Sadly, even though we are blessed with the beauty of

our land, we have taken all of it for granted. Believing

that we are the masters and consume anything without

consequence. Thus we have shamefully progressed as

a nation, but have paid for it with countless innocent

lives.


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EXTINCTION

The end result of our abuse, the extinction of

thousands of still undiscovered species of plants and

animals. Some of them couldve been beneficial to us,

while most of them wouldve made our country evermore precious.


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CAUSES

Deforestation is just a symptom of a larger disease but

is till one reason why our bio-diversity is dwindling.

The notorious kaingansystem is one such practice

that must be stopped.


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INDUSTRIALIZATION/MODERNIZATION

The main cause of destruction for our natural resources.

In our thirst for advancement and greed for power and

money, we always fail to look at the consequences the

natural world would have to suffer from our actions. This

has always been an area of frustration for me, our

blatant disregard for our own land has left me with very

little hope for our future. If the legacy we leave our

children is a world filled with lifeless steel and concrete

structures, oceans too toxic to support life, and where

the only place where they can see and learn about plants

and animals is in museums, then we are doomed.


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BRANCHINGFUTURES

The previous slide presented one possible outcome,

thankfully

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