Biology

An island in the Philippines , named Cebu ' has less than 1 original forest , making it the hottest of the global hotspots (an area of intense heat ' This is according to ecological researches done by biodiversity conservation group in 1987 . Meaning , Cebu belongs to a region with significant level of biodiversity exposed to threat of destruction . Due to deforestation and other forms of agricultural clearing , Cebu has been reduced as one of the most degraded areas in the country . Due to this degradation of its ecological habitats , Cebu also becomes a home for

critically endangered endemic species . Researches have it that the less rainforest a given region has , the greater the proportion of endangered species it hosts

One of the most critically endangered species in Cebu Islands is Cinnamon trees (Cinnamomum Cebuenese . These trees are reported to be new species which grow only in the forest of Cantipla and Tabunan in the central part of Cebu . Used as a remedy for stomach pains , its stems are sold in the markets of Brgy . Sudlon and Carbon Market

Yet again , this is just one of the most critically endangered . There are more that are susceptible to extinction too . Still , some remain unnoticed . These species , rare finds and threatened , may cease to exist even without being given a name

Progress is what we all aim to have better quality of life , but jeopardizing even our only home in this universe-it is but time that we pause for a while and realize that progress will have no other place once the earth surrenders . Perhaps extinction is natural but if we humans alike are hastening the process , then probably our race comes with the extinction as well . In traveling in this planet and as the guardians of the Earth , we are supposed to be aware of what could destroy this home . It is for the next generation 's sake who shall inherit this . Surely we do not want them to be born just to be killed by giving them a world not conducive for living

References

NEZ Society (n .d ) The Philippines Conservation Programme . Retrieved July 11 , 2008 , from HYPERLINK "http /209 .85 .175 .104 /search ?q cache :0veE0-oGOPAJ :chesterzoo .org /siteco re /shell /Controls /Rich 2520Text 2520Editor /media /PDF /PhilippinesConsIn sert 2520final .ashx Cebu has less than 1 25 original forest hl tl ct cl nk cd 2 gl ph http /209 .85 .175 .104 /search ?q cache :0veE0-oGOPAJ :chesterzoo .org /sitecor e /shell /Controls /Rich 2520Text 2520Editor /media /PDF /PhilippinesConsIns ert 2520final .ashx Cebu has less than 1 25 original forest hl tl ct cln k cd 2 gl ph PAGE \ MERGEFORMAT 1...