Ano'ng nakikita mo sa hinaharap? Let's draw! The forest is a vast ecosystem that gives life. What then would become of the world without it? For our final episode, kids and adults sit down to draw what they think the forests will look like in the future. Find out how the fate of the forest is seen through the eyes of two generations. - This is part of the 7-Episode Kwentong Kalikasan TV-Magazine show, composed of a series of intimate indoor conversations featuring honest stories of Mindanaoan that cover topics on forest conservation, indigenous narratives, biodiversity, science, environment, and everything in between. This is a joint project between the Foundation and AYEJ, our grantee. #LetsGrowTogether #WithNatureWeThrive #KwentongKalikasan #LetTheEarthBeHeard 🌍 Subscribe to Knowledge Channel YOUTUBE Channel: http://bit.ly/KnowledgeChannel For Donors, Teachers and Learners: www.knowledgechannel.org Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. 3rd Floor Main Building, ABS-CBN Compound, Sgt. Esguerr

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Three!

Three!

It's overpassing the ozone layer.

This is speed drawing.

Speed drawing!

Speed drawing!

Hello, my name is Cavalry of the Virtuoso

and my age is 8 years old.

I am Oliver Agustin,

a senyor sa Hawaii.

So, I am an artist

from Bukidnon, Talandig.

We're here para mag-draw.

I am Sherian Lexus Ilo,

and I am 8 years old.

Hello, I am Dexter

from Xavier Engineering.

Jacob, age 9 turning 10.

Mark, 41 years old.

And I am a hydrologist.

What's that?

We're studying water.

Do you like water?

I prefer leaves.

I am Luke and I am 8 years old.

My name is Val, I am 27 years old.

And I wish I were 8 years old as well.

I'm asking you to draw

what you think forests will look like in the future.

Okay, what are you thinking?

What's your plan?

How are you going to draw this?

I'm going to draw the planet.

Okay.

And it's going to be lush.

Okay.

Very lush.

I think of either a good future

or a bad future,

so I'm going to make one side bad

and one side good

and divide them in half.

Okay.

I always would like to be

on the bright side of things

because what's the use of thinking about living

when you think about a bleak future?

Do you think trees are important?

Yes.

Why?

Why is she?

Because they filter the air we breathe.

They also serve as a habitat for animals

which they also live in.

When I was younger,

I thought trees are really just for construction

because I'm doing engineering

and it's for just people to really use it up.

And then waste it.

But then I realized that

if there are no trees,

like living trees,

then the rain would just come down easily

and that's why we have floods.

If you start cutting trees now,

then maybe it will turn flooding

and the forest will almost be like

almost no more trees.

Can I have yellow?

Okay.

Here's yellow.

And I'll give you green ahead.

And blue.

And purple.

I like green.

Why is it your favorite color?

Because it lights up.

The light lights up and then I like it.

Do you know about the color green?

What is the meaning?

No.

Color green is healing.

Like when I was young,

Samo talandig is usually equine,

meaning red, black, and white.

So each color in the equine representation.

That's big.

Red is courage, brave, and love.

And white is purity and peace also.

How many trees have you planted in your life?

Do you know?

I think four.

Before you turn 20 years old,

how many trees do you want to plant?

Maybe ten.

Ten.

Okay, I'll have the same goal as you.

Jacob, do you imagine the future without trees?

I'm thinking of a world,

a barren wasteland without trees.

A barren wasteland full of fire.

I think everyone, especially the young,

I've noticed that they have this thinking

of the worst case scenario.

But I always believe that

as long as good people exist in this world,

there's always a better future.

One of my classmates said that

even though they would cut down trees for the space

and to make the roads,

but they would still plant more trees after.

I think some countries do it

or call it a sustainable forest program.

Well, because trees are also very useful

for human development,

but we have to make sure that we replenish it.

We do not deplete the footprint of trees, for example.

My hope is that this doesn't get lost when they grow.

I'll drive up more trees

because it makes the air cleaner

and animals can still live in their habitat.

And I like animals.

Would you rather have more malls or more trees?

Maybe more trees.

More trees.

Why, man?

Why trees than malls?

So that I will not smell black smoke.

Two-thirds of our breath,

that's coming from the ocean.

And then one-third of our breath

is coming from the forests.

So imagine if you remove and cut all the forests,

do you think there's a lot of trees left?

Or only a few left?

I think it's still many, but not so much.

Because, of course, people are cutting trees.

Do you want to have a forest?

Why not?

You can live here.

You don't have to buy a house.

Yeah, I like the cold pool.

It's connected to...

Actually, the forest is...

It's good for keeping fresh water.

Sometimes, when it's dry,

you can put it in the river.

If we get rid of all the trees,

we cannot breathe that well.

So we should save the trees from getting cut down.

If there's no liquor, no water,

we can't drink.

There's no one left.

It's good to have hope.

Since Gab is a city boy,

he's aware of the consequences.

If the forest disappears,

it impacts the people.

Okay, last one minute.

Before you show our audience your drawing.

Hands up.

Show your drawing.

Can you tell us about your drawing?

What did you draw?

And why did you draw that?

I drew this because

it's a decision.

If you start planting trees now,

you can plant more trees.

If you cut more trees,

it will flood.

And if you make more factories,

there will be bad smoke coming

if you smell their environment.

What is the kind of future you want?

This side.

That's all to explain.

Bad, good.

That's all to explain.

Everything is burning and incinerating

in a world where endless pain is happening.

And in the good side, everyone's happy.

Where do you think we are right now?

Slightly to the bad side.

Because factories, ozone,

and the thick ozone layer,

but it's not that thick.

I just drew two sides

because one is maybe people will be

already cutting trees

and a lot of trees will be cut down.

And there's only a very few trees

that are remaining.

Also, I drew the other side

because I also hope that people

will be planting trees

and there's plenty more trees

that are still there

for a lot more generations.

There's a lot of mountains

and the sun.

I drew a lot of birds in the sky

and all of these trees.

If they cut all of these trees,

it will put nature into danger

and it will cause a lot of floods.

And also in the future,

I think they will only have

like zero trees left.

What I like is really

the systems approach.

The good and the bad.

So all elements are there

and it kind of gives you

some impression that this is what

also young people think nowadays.

Looking at the bad and the good,

there's that desire to always

have a good future.

There are young people like Luke here

who know that there are decisions

that need to be made.

Bad choices result to

bad things for us.

And good choices result to

good things for us.

I like it perfectly

because I have the same idea.

I really thought of doing something

like if we continue to cut trees

and if there's nothing left,

we build everything there.

So when it rains,

then the water will just rush down

and many will be running.

Even there's some landslides here.

But if we continue to plant trees

and grow them,

so like when it rains,

there's fewer water here

because when there are trees,

it allows water to actually

go down the ground

and we can actually drink the water

using wells.

And the houses will be safe.

So this is the typical forest scene.

Forest is not really the tree,

but it's the ecosystem,

fossil trees and other living creatures,

living stuff in the forest.

And usually somewhere here,

you can see it's green.

And when you see a mountain,

you should be alarmed

if this light green increases

or the light green goes up

because it means some of the forests

are being cut, being logged.

And so what we want is

that this green will go down,

cover some of these light greens here.

Yeah, plant the trees.

Yeah, so you can plant the trees.

Is there a rock? The gray?

Yeah, and it's worrisome

if you see some brown and gray

going up because that means

vegetation is losing.

Yeah, and rocks and dirt

start to appear.

Yeah, when they start to appear,

that means all the plants are removed.

And are dying.

I like this and that.

I drew the trees.

In the forest.

Yeah, in the forest.

The trees are growing in the forest.

So that's why I put a lot of colors

in one place.

Because like what you said,

if the trees are cut in the future

and there's only one or two left,

so people will go around the pond

and the water source

since you can't reach the water source.

But nature is self-healing

which is what the elements are using.

That's why I drew the water spirit here.

I want you to focus on this.

Many adults are already doing this.

But there are more young people

like you who are doing this.

So I want you to focus on that.

Can you do that, Kaya?

Yes.

Forest is very important.

But it's quite difficult to see

the importance of forest.

We cannot see our connection with the forest.

And at least we see the connection.

We cannot really have a good future.

Like what Jacob said,

it's always good to have a good future.

And we can start with

maybe taking care of the forest.

It's not really like we have to go to the forest

and plant trees.

We all can contribute in our own way.

We just have to find ways to contribute

and understand our connection with the forest.

First, I think we need to listen to children.

We lost that kind of idealism,

that purity of heart

when we are so overwhelmed with a lot of work

and a lot of pressure

from the practical side of life.

And that's so sad.

So listening to children

is something we must revisit urgently.

And clearly, if we listen to them,

these are the things that we actually ought to do.

Perfect.

Thank you.

Thank you.