The Philippines

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The Philippines is home to mountains and coastal lowlands with a sprinkling of tropical forests. Planting trees in the Philippines will restore native habitat and safeguard water resources. Learn more

With your help, we will:

  • Empower local communities and improve gender equity
  • Restoring habitat for endangered species and safeguard habitat
  • Improve community-led reforestation of fragile coastal ecosystems
  • The Philippines is home some of the most spectacular primary rainforests in South East Asia. In some islands such as Mindanao and Palawan, remnants of the great rainforests remain, though deforestation has decimated old growth forests in many areas. Along with tropical rainforests, unique bamboo and mangrove ecosystems exist across the archipelago. The diversity of habitats in the Philippines support an exuberance of life making it one of the world’s most diverse countries as well as a global biodiversity hotspot. Planting trees in the Philippines will help restore spectacular forests, protect the island’s biodiversity, and develop sustainable livelihood options for local communities.
  • Our partners in the Philippines are working hard to restore forest ecosystems with local people. Efforts are centred on habitat restoration for endangered species, safeguarding community watersheds and sustainable development through agroforestry and tree planting. By planting trees in the Philippines, you are helping the B’llaan Tribe restore deforested land into rainforest in the Mount Matutum Protected Area - a haven for endangered wildlife, and much more. Let's make an impact together!
  • A personalized tree certificate (see gallery) to say thanks for your donation. We’ll also send you reports on the Philippines project, so you can track the impact made on the community and environment.
  • Our partners choose trees that will bring the greatest overall benefit to the ecosystem and region. This includes different types of native trees and nursery crop species. Depending on the needs of each section of habitat being restored, species may include rainforest trees such as dipterocarps, agroforestry species such as native fruit trees and giant bamboo, or mangrove seedlings.
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The Philippines is home to mountains and coastal lowlands with a sprinkling of tropical forests. Planting trees in the Philippines will restore native habitat and safeguard water resources. Learn more

With your help, we will:

  • Empower local communities and improve gender equity
  • Restoring habitat for endangered species and safeguard habitat
  • Improve community-led reforestation of fragile coastal ecosystems
  • The Philippines is home some of the most spectacular primary rainforests in South East Asia. In some islands such as Mindanao and Palawan, remnants of the great rainforests remain, though deforestation has decimated old growth forests in many areas. Along with tropical rainforests, unique bamboo and mangrove ecosystems exist across the archipelago. The diversity of habitats in the Philippines support an exuberance of life making it one of the world’s most diverse countries as well as a global biodiversity hotspot. Planting trees in the Philippines will help restore spectacular forests, protect the island’s biodiversity, and develop sustainable livelihood options for local communities.
  • Our partners in the Philippines are working hard to restore forest ecosystems with local people. Efforts are centred on habitat restoration for endangered species, safeguarding community watersheds and sustainable development through agroforestry and tree planting. By planting trees in the Philippines, you are helping the B’llaan Tribe restore deforested land into rainforest in the Mount Matutum Protected Area - a haven for endangered wildlife, and much more. Let's make an impact together!
  • A personalized tree certificate (see gallery) to say thanks for your donation. We’ll also send you reports on the Philippines project, so you can track the impact made on the community and environment.
  • Our partners choose trees that will bring the greatest overall benefit to the ecosystem and region. This includes different types of native trees and nursery crop species. Depending on the needs of each section of habitat being restored, species may include rainforest trees such as dipterocarps, agroforestry species such as native fruit trees and giant bamboo, or mangrove seedlings.

About the Philippines

As a tropical nation, the Philippines is an important country for maintaining and improving the health of the world's tropical rainforests. Tropical forests around the globe are vital in many ways. They are home to between 50-90% of Earth's species; one quarter of all medicines come from tropical plants; and tropical forests are a major player in the fight against climate change, as they store massive amounts of carbon dioxide and clean the air we breathe.

Tropical forests in the Philippines have been hit particularly hard by logging and resource extraction - only 6% of the country is now covered in rainforest.

In an effort to stop the destruction of critical forests, the Filipino government put a moratorium on logging in areas where biodiversity is threatened, and as of 2015, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) ranked the Philippines fifth in the world for annual forest coverage gain.

Forest Coverage in the Philippines

Map of Deforestation in the Philippines

Why Plant in THE PHILIPPINES?

Philippines local community

EMPOWER LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Our partners work with local communities and indigenous groups to support sustainable livelihoods through tree planting and agroforestry. Furthermore, jobs in tree nurseries help local women, improving gender equality.

Philippine water resources

SAFEGUARD WATER RESOURCES

Trees aid in restoring the water cycle of a landscape, preventing erosion and reducing catastrophic flooding. Additionally, trees filter and clean the air while helping in the fight against climate change by trapping carbon.

Endangered species in Philippines

PROTECT ENDANGERED WILDLIFE

The Philippine's forests provide habitat for endangered species such as the Philippine Eagle, Philippine Tarsier, Luzon Bleeding-heart Dove and thousands of other species, many found nowhere else on Earth. 

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