Resources, population, and the Philippines' future: a case study
Porter, G.; Delfin, J.
WRI Paper World Resources Institute 4: 68
1988
Document Number: 370435
This analysis of the Philippines' resources, population profile and environment is a product of the World Resources Institute's project on the US State in Global Resources. The study focuses on the impact of population growth on the Philippine ecosystem in general and agricultural land in particular, the causes and consequences of deforestation, and the failure of the fisheries sector to fulfil its potential role in meeting the basic needs of the poor. It finds that the mismanagement of resources has led to environmental degradation; unequal access to resources has contributed to poverty and increased pressure on national resources; and population pressure has exacerbated both poverty and environmental degradation. Policy implications are drawn for the Aquino Government and for US policy.