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The Philippine yew tree, which contains a compound associated with cancer treatment, is found on Mount Pulag. [14] Its bark is used by indigenous Ibaloi and Kalanguya communities to make tea. [15] At lower elevations, Mount Pulag has a mossy forest full of ferns, lichens, and moss. [13] Among its native wildlife are 33 bird species and several ...
moss bog) is a peat-forming ecosystem found in several northern climates, most commonly in Arctic and boreal areas. Muskeg is approximately synonymous with bog or peatland, and is a standard term in Canada and Alaska. The term became common in these areas because it is of Cree origin; maskek (ᒪᐢᑫᐠ) meaning "low-lying marsh". [1]
Poverty incidence of Kabayan 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 18.00 2009 58.61 2012 15.67 2015 10.37 2018 19.14 2021 11.34 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Government Kabayan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Benguet, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local ...
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.
Mount Arayat became the first national park in the Philippines established on June 27, 1933, following this act. A series of acts and legislations were passed in the next decades that aimed to further strengthen these policies, including the Revised Forestry Code of 1975 ( Presidential Decree No. 705 ) and Forest Administrative Order No. 7.
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Asik-Asik Falls, also known as Curtain Waterfalls, [2] is a waterfall near Alamada in Cotabato, the Philippines, on the slopes of Mount Ragang. It is known for an apparent lack of a river feeding the fall, with water coming out of crevices on a 60-metre (200 ft) cliff instead. [3] Asik means "sprinkle" in the Hiligaynon language. [4]
The Upper Agno reserve protects the northernmost 45.94 km (28.55 mi) section of the Agno River from the Mount Data National Park in Buguias to Binga Dam in Itogon. [13] It is located to the east and north of the city of Baguio in the southern Cordillera Central mountains and covers the catchment area between the ridges of the Central and Polis ranges.