A Perimeter Tracing and Monitoring of Endangered Plants in Selected Areas in Digos City: Basis for Nature Conservation Program

Abstract

The Philippines boasts 75 percent of the world's biodiversity, nevertheless, it has encountered significant obstacles in conserving, protecting, and developing its biological diversity. The present study is designed to delve into the different ornamental plants, endangered plants and the origination of the plants before it was place under participants perimeter. This study employed a descriptive qualitative design utilizing the self-made questionnaire validated by an expert to seventy-four (74) participants from the selected household in Barangay Zone 1, Zone 2 and Zone 3 located in Digos City. Based on the result of the study, it was revealed that there were four hundred thirty (430) ornamental plants present in the three selected Barangays and only seven (7) are categorized into endangered plants. Out of the identified EN plant, five of it were originated from Digos City. Furthermore, it was found out that there was other category of threatened plants under participants perimeter. There were five (5) identified Critically Endangered plants and four (4) Vulnerable plants. Thus, the recommendation includes that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Local Government Units, Non-Government Organizations, and other Private Agencies can conduct further research about the presence of threatened plants in Digos City and carry out their own interventions in order to halt the rapid loss of threatened plants.