Causes And Environments Of The Philippines In The Philippines

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The Philippines, consisting of 7,100 islands, is considered as one of the megadiverse country all over the world. Not only that it has rich biological component, it also has exemplary landscapes like mountains, hills, valleys, falls and the likes. One of the most important landscapes that the Philippines possesses is the watershed. Watershed, as defined in the Revised Forestry Code (PD 705), is a land area drained by a stream or fixed body of water and tributaries having a common outlet for surface run-off. It can be located in upland or lowland; has different types depending on the type of cover it has. According to Saplaco, et al., (2001), a watershed has three environments: mountain or upland, low land, and the sea environment that compose the watershed continuum.
The Philippines having an archipelagic setting proves how vital watershed is. In fact, almost 75% of the Philippines’ total land area is considered as watersheds and these watersheds have inherent productive, protective, and aesthetic values (Saplaco, et al., 2001). Saplaco et al., (2001) added that the country has a to...

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