This is the first of a series of investigative reports that PCIJ Editorial Content Head Karol Ilagan is producing in partnership with the Pulitzer Center's Rainforest Investigations Network.
7 million of Philippine land is forested – and that's bad news
The country has been vulnerable to massive flooding linked to deforestation. The coronavirus pandemic is also a catastrophe that arose from populations occupying wild animal habitats.
TIMELINE: Losing, saving forests
The first Christian missionaries who set foot on the Philippine archipelago during the early years of the Spanish occupation described forests extending from the shores to the mountaintops. A lot of forests were lost since.
MAP: Philippine forest losses, gain by province
A summary of how Philippine forests were managed – and – from pre-colonial times to present
This is the first of a series of investigative reports that PCIJ Editorial Content Head Karol Ilagan is producing in partnership with the Pulitzer Center's Rainforest Investigations Network.