For 42 years, Haribon Foundation has been working under the principles of scientific excellence and community empowerment in protecting the biodiversity and natural resources of the country.
The Philippines’ original forest area is down to about 3 percent today from the 60 percent in the 1900s. This implies displacement or loss of plants and animals invaluable to the environment. Majority of these trees are cut down because of unchecked logging and mining. Unfortunately, only a few people are aware of the degradation of our environment and act upon it.