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Backround
At
present, agriculture and fisheries in the
Philippines are fighting
for their existence. The main problem fishermen are facing is the decline
in fish population, caused by destructive fishing-methods like
dynamite- and cyanide-fishing, which
are still being used today. That way, coral
reefs are
heavily
damaged,
and the fish population is not able to recover naturally. In addition,
formerly rich fishing grounds are close to collapse because of drift net
fishing and trawling.
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In the agricultural sector, capacities
of traditional ways of land use (e.g. shifting cultivation) are being
pushed to their natural borders of utilization. An increase in
population growth forces people to constantly exploit natural
resources. Increasing soil erosion, soil
nutrient deficiency and
subsidence of water table are consequences derived out of
slash-and-burn practices and illegal logging. The destruction of the
natural resource base leads to an increase in poverty, which is strongly related to further
destructive activities, a vicious cycle.
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