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Iconic Biodiversity - Cordillera |
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by Adam Zhou | 17-02-2019 17:08
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The Cordillera Region lies at the landlocked mountainous area of north-central Luzon Island, the biggest island among the three major islands of the Philippines. The region is composed of six provinces: Abra, Benguet, Kalinga, Apayao, Ifugao and the Mountain Province. Rice terraces predominantly exist all throughout the mountain ranges and span approximately 50, 000 square kilometers.
The Cordillera constitutes mainly of a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest (TMCF) which span about 15,000 square kilometers owing to the region’s location and elevation reaching an average of 1600 meters. This type of forest harnesses water from the clouds and prevent loss of water from evapotranspiration. As a result, it contributes more water to the hydrologic system. The high altitude atmospheric environment creates persistent and frequent seasonal cloud cover which results to higher rainfall incidence by means of direct canopy interception of cloud water. Spanning more than 4.5 million acres of land, the Cordillera is bounded by gorges, ravines, rivers, and pastureland. Forestlands constitute eighty five percent of the region which prove ideal for settlement but people choose to inhabit areas close to river basins and open valleys as the forest watersheds Spanning a maximum of two and a half acres, the Muyong is home to hundreds of species of flora and fauna and is a privately owned, inherited property but the forest and the watershed exist for communal use. However, the person who inherits the Muyong is tasked with the primary responsibility to regulate its use and care for her less wealthy siblings or neighbors in order to appease the gods
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6 Comments
Hello Adam, good to know that The Cordillera Region has TMCF in its territory :)
Having vast regional size to cover up water supply and biodiversity security, hope it can get secured for a long time
Thanks for your report!
Posted 20-02-2019 22:47
Hello Adam
Thanks for introducing Cordillera!
Posted 19-02-2019 20:12
Hello Adam
Thank you for your beautiful report from Iconic Biodiversity of Cordillera. I really loved the place . The mountainous landlocked resembles about Nepal. I would have really loved if you had uploaded the photos from the place too.
Keep writing great report.
Green Cheers from Nepal :) :)
Yours,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 18-02-2019 20:16
Hello Adam, Namaste From Nepal
Thank you for letting us know about Cordillera,
Keep writing :)
Posted 18-02-2019 00:03
Thanks for increasing my geographical and environmental information about Cordillera region of Philippine.
Posted 17-02-2019 23:33
Great to know about Cordillera Region of Philippine.
Thanks for sharing :) :)
Posted 17-02-2019 23:00