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Deforestation does not happen only in the uplands but also in the lowlands. Mangroves, specialized trees and shrubs that thrive in coastal intertidal zones, have seen a significant reduction over the last century. In 1920, the country had approximately 450,000 hectares of mangrove forests. This...

There is, still, a rainbow after the rain Bugnai Tree by Erika Velasco If there was a time in recent memory that Negros Occidental was visited by floods with uncanny timing, it would have been the year that has just passed, 2021. On New Year’s Day, from North to South, the province was besieged....

A blatantly illegal and potentially catastrophic tree-cutting activity is taking place in the Upper Marikina Watershed. (Photo from Masungi Georeserve Facebook page) The Masungi Georeserve Foundation recently discovered what it described as a "tree massacre" during its on-the-ground inspection of...