Illegal Occupation and Kaingin making

Caramoan Peninsula is increasingly becoming a picture of unbridled conversion of forest areas into unsustainable land use specifically settlement and agriculture. This was made possible in part by the existence of old logging roads established decades ago by the logging companies that operated in the area until the later part of 1980’s. The Alberto Highway that is proposed to connect the southeast and the northern parts of Lagonoy is a very important access to the normally hard
to reach forests.

One of the several newly opened areas near the Saddle Peak

An access road connecting Bantugan to the main artery in
Presentacion. The opening of roads facilitates access to sensitive ecosystems that are better left untouched. Similarly, the resulting erosion and loss of forest cover could lead to sedimentation of nearby water bodies.

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Topography

Much of the areas within the peninsula range from rolling steep to slope. In the western sections, slopes become steeper as one moves inland into the peaks. It is different in the eastern section however, where the sea is met by vertical walls of limestone formations, a common sight in Presentacion and Caramoan.

The highest elevation recorded in Caramoan Peninsula is in the Saddle Peak with an altitude of 1,054 meters above sea level.

 

This map shows various Alps within the four (4) municipalities of the Caramoan Peninsula

Map showing various altitudes of Caramoan Peninsula