DEFORESTATION

Deforestation is the purposeful clearing of forested land. Throughout history and into modern times,
forests have been razed to make space for agriculture and animal grazing, and to obtain wood for fuel,
manufacturing, and construction.

Deforestation is the clearing or thinning of forests by humans. Deforestation represents one of the
largest issues in global land use. Estimates of deforestation traditionally are based on the area of forest
cleared for human use, including removal of the trees for wood products and for croplands and grazing
lands. In the practice of clear-cutting, all the trees are removed from the land, which completely
destroys the forest. In some cases, however, even partial logging and accidental fires thin out the trees
enough to change the forest structure dramatically.

Current State
Drivers:
Agriculture, mining, fuelwood harvest, logging, land conversion, infrastracture expansion, migration,
population growth, rural poverty
Socio economic impacts:
Interconnected livelihoods, economic strain on households, threats to food security, impact on
hydropower generation, health implications, human-animal conflicts
Environmental impacts:
Loss of biodiversity, disruption of water cycles, climate change, soil erosion, increased pollution,
disruption of indigenous communities, loss of medicinal resources, altered microclimates
Management and solutions:
Plant More Tree, Certified Wood Products, u se Recycled Productss, Support Indigenous Rights, Go
Paperless, Buy and Use Responsibly, Educate Others, Practice eco-forestry, Support Responsible
Companies, avoid Palm Oil, Support Sustainable Agriculture, Reduce Meat Consumption

INFLATION
The rate of increase in prices over a given period of time.
Inflation in the philippine context- purchasing power of philippine peso decreases, resulting in a rise in
the prices
Common cause of inflation:
Wages: The cost of producing goods and services goes up as companies pay their employees mor
increase in price of raw materials: cost push inflation, otal supply of goods and services in the economy
which can be produced (aggregate supply) fall
increase in taxes: penalty on the cash you possess. Cash loses purchasing power as inflation grows
decline in productivity: less products leads to increase in production costs for businesses
increase in money supply: "printing" money by increasing the money supply causes inflationary pressure
Effects of inflation to:

a. Community: Reduced Purchasing Power, Income Redistribution, Uncertainty and Planning,

Challenge
b. Nation: Economic Instability, Monetary Policy Challenges, Political and Social, Consequence
c. Environment: Resource Allocation Challenges, Increased Consumption and, Waste, Impact on
Sustainability, Initiatives

As students, how can we minimize inflation?

- Do not overspend, prepare a spending plan

As a community: Support Local Business and/or Starting Small Business

The government:

1. GOVERNMENT DEFICITS AND

DEBTS MUST BE LOWERED

2. REVENUE EFFORTS MUST BE

INCREASED THROUGH TAX POLICY

AND ADMINISTRATION REFORMS

3. CUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING

TERMINOLOGIES:

Consumer Price Index: measure changes overtime in prices the paid by consumers for a representative
basket of goods and services

Deflation: falling prices, sudden drop of prices

Hyperinflation: rapid, excessive and out of control general prices increases in an economy

Demand: markets desire to purchase the good or service

Supply: the markets ability to produce a good or service

DYK?

- Hyperinflation made the JAPANESE-PHILIPPINE PESOS worthless, causing to call mickey mouse
money
- Due to natural disasters, pest and lack of support from the government, Filipino Farmers cannot
produce enough rice for the Filipino Citizens which made us acknowledge Rice Imports
- Every Zimbabwean is a billionaire but barely eats anything in a day. They considered themselves
as “Starving Billionaire