That country loses some 380 square miles [100,000 ha] of forest every year, and back in 1999 it was estimated that at that rate nearly two thirds of the nation’s forests would be eliminated within a decade.
Selles riigis võetakse igal aastal maha umbes 100 000 hektarit metsa ning aastal 1999 arvestati, et sellise tempoga kaob kaks kolmandikku Filipiinide metsast vaid kümne aastaga.