PHILIPPINE ECOSYSTEM

climate change

refers to long-term and lasting changes in earth’s typical weather patterns

1. burning fossil fuels

2. deforestation

3. increasing waste

major human activities that escalate climate change

1. rising temperatures

2. changing rainfall patterns

3. extreme weather

4. sea-levels rising

5. ocean is warmer and more acidic

environmental changes that can be observed

1. behavioral changes

2. physical adaptation

3. population changes

how do organisms respond

1. changing migration patterns

2. changing breeding seasons

3. changing daily activities

examples of behavioral responses

1. heat tolerant leaves

2. thicker fur

examples of physical adaptation

1. species decrease

2. species moving

3. species increasing

examples of population changes

1. changing habitats

2. impacts on species

3. food water and shortages

4. increase disease risk

how does climate change affect life

1. mindoro island trush

2. attenborough’s pitcher plant

3. philippine reef

examples of species being impacted

1. education and awareness

2. protecting nature

3. Supporting research

4. Taking action

what can be done about climate change

1. environmental degradation

2. strain on public services

3. economic challenges

4. housing and infrastructure issues

local adverse effects of overpopulation

1. resource depletion

2. climate change

3. food and water scarcity

4. social and political instability

global effects of overpopulation