Semester Project Case Study Project

Amaiya Harper

Dr. Gerhardt

ENVS 2202

15 March 2021

Case Study Project Proposal

Deforestation has always been an issue, but I chose to isolate the topic and discuss it in the Philippines. Deforestation is com mon everywhere but specifically I. the Philippines I want to discuss how this particular country does not have a bright future due to the limited trees they do have. As many don’t know the Philippines is an impoverished country an many people survive off natural food and products. Many may have a garden or even a farm to harvest animals so that they many have food for their families. Some may ask how this harms the country, and to answer that it’s because if the trees are getting cut and almost more than half of the country have their sources at the palm of their hand you wonder why the trees are getting removed.

The destruction of the Philippine forest was the subject of a recent study in 1999. This study traces the history of the decline, examining the different causes and effects of deforestation, and discussing the emerging perspectives from it. The Philippines is following through on a significant expense for the destruction of its forests which are causing numerous issues against the nation as well. Ethnic groups are being affected most by deforestation because they are forces to migrate and or adapt to a new way of living. the loss of cultural communities is linked to the loss of biodiversity which almost destroys the environment to almost being close to nonexistent.

References

Essc, et al. “Low Forest Cover in the Philippines: Issues and Responses at the Community Level.” Institute of Environmental Science for Social Change, 28 Mar. 2017, essc.org.ph/content/lview/579/1/#:~:text=The%20Philippines%20is%20one%20of,of%20the%20total%20land%20area.

McDermott, Mat. “10 Countries With the Highest Deforestation Rates in the World.” Treehugger, www.treehugger.com/countries-with-the-highest-deforestation-rates-in-the-world-4858771.