Human Activities on Philippine Biodiversity

The Philippines, as an archipelago, takes recognition as one of the megadiverse countries in the world to
have massive environments of biodiversity, it is impressive to think of the fact that it hosts over two-
thirds of the world's flora and fauna species together with other diverse countries. But in the decades of
human activities and unprecedented interventions, the Philippine biodiversity confronts environmental
issues that put a strain on our natural resources and the life that stand present in the country's oceans,
forests, and terrains Since the early years of our learning tenure, we are taught to acknowledge the
Philippines as a home to many species, amounting to more than 52,000, of which more than half does
not exist in any part of the globe. We have determined the endemic and distinct wildlife that are thriving
across the islands and this underpins the impressive survival of flora and fauna that only exists in the
country. This includes the Philippine Eagle, Philippine Teak, or perhaps any animal or plant that has a
Philippine tag on it is only found on the country's native lands.

Due to its geographical composition, the country provides diverse habitats and abundant resources to
biodiversity, from the dense green forests, towering landforms like mountains, and the flourishing life
underwater. In fact, the Philippine Trench is considered one of the deepest basins in the entire world
with its deepest extending to 34,578 feet. These many geographical feats that the country is known for
is fascinating and intriguing knowing the we can contend with other nations in the sense of what we can
offer with our resources. It is highly considered that the Philippines contains the one of richest marine
and terrestrial bio diversities on the entire planet. But it is also conclusive that because of human
civilizations and the past years of excessive human activities, this has significantly affected the
flourishing biodiversity and curtailed the resources which were difficult for the wildlife to persist. For
example, The Philippine Forests is estimated to have an area of 12 million hectares in 1960, a wide span
to shelter forest biodiversity yet it dramatically declined to 5.7 million hectares in the present decade.
As the human population expands, the habitats of the Philippine wildlife shrinks.

As the nation grapples with alarming environmental issues and challenges, well-founded policies and
movements must be integrated by Filipinos to initiate actions for change and propel the thick state of
biodiversity the country once was. The issues of deforestation, wildlife trafficking, pollution, extinction
of species, scarcity of resources, habitat destruction, and population growth are just a few of the many
environmental problems that all boil down on the rampant human activities as the culprit. During these
times, it is understood that initial actions have transpired to combat the looming consequences of the
degradation of the Philippine biodiversity yet hands that are on these movements is still inadequate to
fully suffice the general detrimental influence human activities have catapulted. It is imperative to
consider altering policies and reinforcing actions to cultivate better results in honing and rediscovering
the Philippine biodiversity at large. Moreover, it is important to uphold the value of recognizing the role
of bio diversities to the overall co-existence of all life in an environment. And if we want to alter the sails
of which the Philippine biodiversity is heading, it must start first with ourselves and our keen motivation
to care for the planet and all its inhabitants.