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via ABS-CBN News, 13 December 2019: The UN Food and Agricultural Organization reports that the Banaue Rice Terraces are in a critical stage of deterioration.
Environmental degradation, unregulated development and neglect are among factors that are threatening the continued survival of the terraces, FAO said.
Often referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World, the Rice Terraces covers 1,670 hectares of agricultural land.
Recent data, however, revealed that a total of 600 hectares have been abandoned and need to be restored.
Source: Ifugao Rice Terraces in critical stage of deterioration: UN food agency | ABS-CBN News
