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    STS Mod 2 - Macagubang

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    The document discusses several topics related to tropical forests and forest ecosystems in the Philippines: 1) Tropical forests provide many important natural resources including foods like coffee, tea, cocoa, citrus fruits, and spices. 2) Forest cover in Davao Oriental province increased slightly from 2000-2020 but one area lost over 20 square kilometers of trees. 3) Invasive species like the Hagonoy plant and water hyacinth negatively impact native species by spreading quickly and reducing habitat. Tilapia fish also displaced other native fish after being introduced. 4) Forest area in the Philippines has declined significantly since 1960 due to factors like development and inaccurate classification of some areas as forest. 5

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    The document discusses several topics related to tropical forests and forest ecosystems in the Philippines: 1) Tropical forests provide many important natural resources including foods like coffee, tea, cocoa, citrus fruits, and spices. 2) Forest cover in Davao Oriental province increased slightly from 2000-2020 but one area lost over 20 square kilometers of trees. 3) Invasive species like the Hagonoy plant and water hyacinth negatively impact native species by spreading quickly and reducing habitat. Tilapia fish also displaced other native fish after being introduced. 4) Forest area in the Philippines has declined significantly since 1960 due to factors like development and inaccurate classification of some areas as forest. 5

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    The document discusses several topics related to tropical forests and forest ecosystems in the Philippines: 1) Tropical forests provide many important natural resources including foods like coffee, tea, cocoa, citrus fruits, and spices. 2) Forest cover in Davao Oriental province increased slightly from 2000-2020 but one area lost over 20 square kilometers of trees. 3) Invasive species like the Hagonoy plant and water hyacinth negatively impact native species by spreading quickly and reducing habitat. Tilapia fish also displaced other native fish after being introduced. 4) Forest area in the Philippines has declined significantly since 1960 due to factors like development and inaccurate classification of some areas as forest. 5

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    STS Mod 2 - Macagubang

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    The document discusses several topics related to tropical forests and forest ecosystems in the Philippines: 1) Tropical forests provide many important natural resources including foods like coffee, tea, cocoa, citrus fruits, and spices. 2) Forest cover in Davao Oriental province increased slightly from 2000-2020 but one area lost over 20 square kilometers of trees. 3) Invasive species like the Hagonoy plant and water hyacinth negatively impact native species by spreading quickly and reducing habitat. Tilapia fish also displaced other native fish after being introduced. 4) Forest area in the Philippines has declined significantly since 1960 due to factors like development and inaccurate classification of some areas as forest. 5

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    Analysis
    1. List down and discuss the natural resources obtain from the tropical forest.
    • Other rainforest staples include citrus, cassava, and avocado, as well as cashews, Brazil
    nuts, and common spices like vanilla and sugar. Then there are a few foods that many of
    us consider life-giving: coffee, tea, and cocoa, all of which originate in tropical forests.
    Application
    A. Describe the forest change in Davao Oriental? (Please indicate your sources)
    • Baganga had the greatest loss of tree cover, at 20.4km2, compared to an
    average of 4.68km2. From 2000 to 2020, Davao Oriental gained 2.60km2 of tree
    cover, accounting for 1.5% of total tree cover gain in the Philippines. In the year
    2000, trees covered 88% of Davao Oriental
    B. Give 3 examples of invasive species found in the country and describe how they affect endemic
    species.

     The plant, which is now a common weed in the Philippines, was introduced in the
    southern Philippines in the 1960s. It also spreads quickly in agricultural land, reducing
    the space available for edible plants consumed by livestock. Hagonoy is poisonous to
    livestock due to its allelopathic properties.

     Water hyacinth (Water lily), which is expected to cover the Pasig River and have an
    impact on Laguna de Bay during the rainy season. It outcompetes native plant species
    and covers a large area of the surface, causing low oxygen levels in the water. The
    plants, on the other hand, are well-known for their role in removing heavy metals from
    the Pasig River's polluted waters.

     Tilapia was introduced to the Philippines in the 1970s. Despite becoming a staple of the
    Filipino diet, the fish is said to have displaced other edible native fishes. Wild Tilapia
    have been discovered in Lake Sebu, Agusan Marsh, and Liguasan Marsh.
    C. Discuss the importance of natural fire.

     The use of fire is to keep us warm when it's cold, to help us cook our own food, and to
    provide light when it's dark.
    D. Describe the forest ecosystem change of the Philippines?

     The forest area in the Philippines is estimated to have shrunk from 12 million hectares in
    1960 to around 5.7 million hectares today (which includes less than 1 million hectares of
    virgin forest largely confined to very steep and inaccessible areas). Accurate land use
    data is difficult to obtain because all areas with a slope of more than 18 degrees are
    classified as forest, regardless of whether any tree cover exists. Officially, forest area
    accounts for approximately 33% of total land area. As previously stated, other data does
    not support this.
    E. Describe the concrete actions of the Philippine government to protect our remaining forest?

     The fundamental policy principles are outlined in Section 2. Section 3 contains


    definitions. For the purpose of implementing the provisions of this Code, the Bureau of
    Forestry, the Reforestation Administration, the Southern Cebu Reforestation
    Development Project, and the Parks and Wildlife Office are merged into a single agency
    to be known as the Bureau of Forest Development (sect. 4). All forest land, grazing lands,
    and forest reservations currently administered by other government agencies, including
    watershed reservations, will be subject to the Bureau's jurisdiction and authority. The
    Secretary of Natural Resources, also known as the Department Head, will have direct
    control and supervision over the Bureau (sect. 7).

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