Manila, Philippines, April 22, 2007— Filipino dancers marked Earth Day on Sunday, April 22, with a performance outside the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The stage was built to look like fallen trees—in protest of illegal logging in the island country.

Forests once covered nearly every inch of the Philippines. But logging, both legal and illegal, has reportedly reduced forest cover by more than 95 percent. Deforestation has been blamed for flash floods and landslides that have hit the country over the past several years.

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