Philippines: Trees vs.Farmland | Global Ideas

2,609 views · Published 8 January 2013 · 3:14 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: DW News · 2013 · Science & Technology

Watch on YouTube

Sixty percent of the Philippines was once covered with rainforest; today less than a third remains. The decline is in part due to the demand for tropical wood. Now a climate initiative is developing incentives to preserve the rainforest.  www.ideasforacoolerworld.org

More from this channel