The vast rice terraces of Mayawyaw. Deeply understanding the relationship between the forests and their fields, as well as the importance of the water table, the Ifugao maintain muyong, or forested micro-watersheds on the hilltops above the rice terraces, which provide nutrients and water to the rain-fed terraces and prevent soil erosion.

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