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Dipterocarp trees with wide buttresses dominate this area. [7] These trees are massive, growing up to 60 metres (200 ft) tall with diameters between 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft). [2] Vatica pachyphylla is a critically endangered tree species endemic to the ecoregion. [8] The mature lowland forests tend to have an uneven canopy height.
Pine forest in Zambales. Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines and lies at the north of the group of islands. These pine forests are found at elevations over 1000m in the Cordillera Central mountains in the north of the island, where they are mixed in with areas of Luzon montane rain forests especially at the northern end of the range.
The Philippines supports a rich and varied flora with close botanical connections to Indonesia and mainland Southeast Asia. Forests cover almost one-half of the land area and are typically tropical, with the dominant family, Dipterocarpaceae, representing 75% of the stands. The forest also has vines, epiphytes, and climbers.
Balete tree from a Philippine forest, photographed in 1911 A balete tree near Tagkawayan in southern Luzon, Philippines. The balete tree (also known as balite or baliti) are several species of trees in the Philippines from the genus Ficus, which are generally referred to as balete in Filipino.
The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is the second-largest eagle in the world found primarily in the Sierra Madre mountain range of Luzon. [5] [6] Primary lowland rainforests of the Philippines have been heavily deforested, and the Philippine eagle needs this area to breed, as well as nesting in large trees and hunting within the trees.
In the same year, the Forest Act of 1904 (Act No. 1148) was adopted that expanded the scope of protected areas in the Philippines. [4] Among the first of such mountain forest reserves to be declared was Mount Maquiling declared on November 21, 1910. [5]
[21] [22] [23] Mining operations have cleared large areas of forest land and has led to water contamination, ecological destruction, loss of livelihood, [24] and loss of biodiversity. [25] Republic Act 7942, or the Philippine Mining Act, allows mining operations to clear trees and relocate Indigenous and local communities. [26]
Forest reserves of the Philippines (4 P) Pages in category "Forests of the Philippines" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.