An archipelago with over 1,700 islands, the Philippines is a wondrous country. It is one of the world’s 17 megadiverse nations with more than 25,000 endemic species in its mountains, forests, coastal waters and lowlands, as well as fields and farms. It is also one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economies, expanding about 6% a year since 2021 and recording more than 30 years of poverty reduction: Today, 15.5% of its people live below the national poverty line, down from 18.1% in 2018 (Philippine Statistics Authority, 2025).
Publisher
CIFOR-ICRAF: Bogor, Indonesia and Nairobi, Kenya
Publication year
2025
Authors
Language
English
Geographic
Philippines
