01/10/2026
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬'𝗦 𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗧 🌳
Forest conservation isn’t just a once-a-year conversation—protecting our natural ecosystems is an everyday responsibility.
Take a closer look at this map highlighting the remaining forest cover across the country as of 2020.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a forest is defined as land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover exceeding 10%. Based on NAMRIA data from 2020, approximately 13.17 million hectares of the Philippines' 30 million-hectare total land area were classified as forestlands.
Key mountain ranges like the Sierra Madre and the forests of Palawan serve as the country’s natural shield. They play a critical role in sequestering carbon, regulating the climate, mitigating landslides and floods, and sustaining endemic wildlife. Beyond ecological defense, they also support local communities with livelihoods, clean water, and food security.
Yet these vital landscapes remain under severe pressure from illegal logging, rapid urban sprawl, unregulated kaingin farming, and commercial infrastructure. Protecting what remains—and rehabilitating degraded watershed areas—demands collective, consistent action.
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘱 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 2024.
