The Philippines has extremely high biodiversity rivaling only a few other countries. It hosts over 52,177 described species, over half of which are endemic. However, biodiversity loss is occurring at an alarming rate due to threats like habitat loss, pollution, overexploitation, invasive species, and climate change. To address these threats, the Philippine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan was developed as the country's roadmap for conserving biodiversity over the next 13 years. The financing gap to implement this plan is estimated to be at least $7.4 billion over 13 years.
The Philippines has extremely high biodiversity rivaling only a few other countries. It hosts over 52,177 described species, over half of which are endemic. However, biodiversity loss is occurring at an alarming rate due to threats like habitat loss, pollution, overexploitation, invasive species, and climate change. To address these threats, the Philippine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan was developed as the country's roadmap for conserving biodiversity over the next 13 years. The financing gap to implement this plan is estimated to be at least $7.4 billion over 13 years.
The Philippines has extremely high biodiversity rivaling only a few other countries. It hosts over 52,177 described species, over half of which are endemic. However, biodiversity loss is occurring at an alarming rate due to threats like habitat loss, pollution, overexploitation, invasive species, and climate change. To address these threats, the Philippine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan was developed as the country's roadmap for conserving biodiversity over the next 13 years. The financing gap to implement this plan is estimated to be at least $7.4 billion over 13 years.
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rivaled only by a few countries in the world when it comes cause of extinction a loss of diversity. to variety of ecosystems. Many of the islands comprising OVEREXPLOITATION- over hunting, overfishing, the archipelago are believed to have a very high degree and over-harvesting contribute greatly to the of land and animal endemism. The Country hosts more loss of biodiversity killing of numerous species than 52,177 describes species of which more than half is over the past hundred several years. found nowhere else in the world (Philippine Biodiversity Conservation priorities: a second iteration of the national INVASIVE SPECIES- the introduction of non- biodiversity strategy and action plan, 2002). nasive species into an ecosystem can threaten endemic wildlife. ENDEMIC PLANTS- plants that grow or exist in a certain place or region . POLLUTION- chemicals into the athmosphere What is BIODIVERSITY? and in some cases depleting ozone levels to GENETIC- Variation between individuals of the same dumping 19 billlion pounds of plastic into the Biodiversity species. is a modern term which simply means “the ocean every year. Pollution completely distrumps variety of life on earth”. Number of different species of SPECIES- speciesanddiversity is the variety of species –in a the Earths ecosysytem. plants, animals, microorganism. given region or area. Biodiversity refers to the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity typically measures variation at the genetic, species, and ecosystem level. Terrestrial biodiversity is usually greater near the equator, which is the result of the warm climate and high primary productivity. Our biodiversity is very important to the well-being of our planets. Increase ecosystems productivity, each species in an ecosystems has a specific role to play. It also supports larger number of plants species and therefore, a greater variety of crops.