In 2011, a large flood occurred in the Philippines affecting about 338,000 people throughout 13 different provinces. This flood is known to be one of the causes of the deforestation that took place in the Philippines. What were once rainforests in the Philippines have mainly turned into pineapple plantations. About 90 years ago, the Philippines was almost completely covered with forests and by 1950, only 75% of what had been there was still there(25% of the forests disappeared). By 1972 only half of what had once been there was left, and by 1988 75% of the forests had been destroyed. Between 1990 and 2010, the Philippines lost about 54,750 hectares, or 135,908 acres. Even though the Philippines are a large food producer, 75% of the children in the population are malnourished and 65% of the people who live there live below the poverty line, at least 30 million not even having access to basic necessities. Due to such a high amount of people living below the poverty line, it becomes essential for logging to take place in order for people in the Philippines region to have a steady job and make a living. The Philippines is third to the top on the list of countries at great risk of drastic climate change. Deforestation greatly increases the vulnerability for regions such as the Philippines because trees are an essential place in which carbon dioxide is absorbed, therefore by cutting down trees which are essential to control the carbon dioxide that gets released into the atmosphere, large amounts of carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere. If this process continues, over the upcoming years, weather and climate patterns will take a detrimental turn for the worst. Left in the Philippines are only about 3.9% of the forests that once existed. As the forests continue to vanish, along with them goes the habitat of many animals and species, including a plentiful amount of endangered species. If this trend continues, many animals that once resided in these forests will be without a home and without food. In addition to putting animals at great risk and vulnerability, various plant species are continuously being put in danger as well. Deforestation is creating relevant issues throughout the forests, its inhabitants, as well as the regions in which the forests are located. The small section of forests that has not been destroyed in the Philippines is well vegetated with a dense cover. If deforestation is put to a stop, or at least reduced in the Philippines, the forests have the potential to begin growing again and replenish a significant amount of forest that was lost, contributing to preventing more endangered species from being in harms way, as well as replenishing the plants that were destroyed, and ultimately improving the climate patterns so more carbon dioxide may once again be absorbed to reduce climate change.