Forests help maintain water supply and a stable climate.
The breeding ground for fishes, where fishes of all kinds lay eggs and start their life in these nurseries. Its physical destruction disturbs the ecosystems around it. The Key Sustainable Development Communities and Practices showcase the sustainable development communities and practices that have been successfully implemented in local communities in the Philippines. These communities were pre-selected according to a sustainable development indicators. Its purpose is to facilitate technology transfer to other communities and to set up a network of SD stakeholders.