What will happen if the trees that protect us from disasters are the same ones that we cut down?

Every tree and forest play a major role in providing us with clean air and protection against floods and landslides.

But the forest cover of the country has significantly been reduced from 56% in 1934 to only 24% in 2020.

The topic is explored in the eighth installation of our Climate Change Series: Naglalahong Kagubatan by GMA News' Chino Gaston.

What will happen if the trees that protect us from disaster are the same ones that we cut down?

A case in point is the flooding in Brooke's Point, Palawan that is located at the foot of Mount Matalingahan, which is a protected area because of the thick forest cover and the presence of 13 watersheds. -- Richa Noriega/BAP, GMA Integrated News