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1.What are the good environmental practices of Maguindanaon?

2. How would you define the Liguasan Marsh as an ecosystem?

Liguasan Marsh is a marsh in the Mindanao River basin in the southern island
of Mindanao, Philippines.[1]
The marsh covers an area of around 2,200 square kilometers (850 sq mi)[2] spanning the
provinces of Cotabato, Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat.[3] 300 square kilometers (120 sq mi)
of this area is reserved for a game refuge and bird sanctury[2]
At least 92 species of birds, dozens of fish species, six species of reptiles and five species of
amphibians are recorded to live in the area. The marshland is the only area in the Philippines
where the Comb-crested Jacanacan be sighted according to the Haribon Foundation. The place
is also one of the few places in the country where there are populations of the Philippine
crocodile and the Estuarine crocodile, and in the forested area of the march, the Philippine
eagle.[4]
Liguasan Marsh is also noted for its natural gas deposit which is estimated to cover a radius of
300 square kilometers (120 sq mi).

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