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This is a list of protected areas of the Philippines administered by the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( fil, Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman, DENR or KKLY) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for governing and supervising the exploration, developmen ...
(DENR)'s Biodiversity Management Bureau under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992. As of 2020, there are 244 protected areas in the
Philippines
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covering a total area of about – 15.4% of the Philippines' total area.
History
The first important legislation that formed the basis of the current system of national parks and protected areas in the Philippines is Act No. 648, enacted in 1903 by the
Philippine Commission
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. This act authorized the
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to "reserve for civil public purposes, and from sale or settlement, any part of the public domain not appropriated by law for special public purposes."
A total of eight national reserves had been established on July 26, 1904, pursuant to this law. These are the Lamao Forest Reserve in
Bataan
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,
Mariquina Reserve
The Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape is a protected area in the Province of Rizal in the Philippines, which forms the upper area of the drainage basin of the Marikina River.
The term "Marikina Watershed" is sometimes used to specif ...
in
Rizal
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,
Angat River Reserve in
Bulacan
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,
Caliraya Falls Reserve in
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, La Carlota Reserve in
Negros Occidental
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, San Ramon Reserve in
Zamboanga, Magalang Reserve in
Pampanga
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, and Hacienda San Antonio in
Isabela. In the same year, the Forest Act of 1904 (''Act No. 1148'') was adopted that expanded the scope of protected areas in the Philippines. Among the first of such mountain forest reserves to be declared was
Mount Maquiling
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declared on November 21, 1910.
On February 1, 1932, the National Parks Act (''Act No. 3195'') was enacted that formally established the national parks system in the country.
Mount Arayat
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became the first national park in the Philippines established on June 27, 1933, following this act.
A series of acts and legislations were passed in the next decades that aimed to further strengthen these policies, including the Revised Forestry Code of 1975 (''Presidential Decree No. 705'') and Forest Administrative Order No. 7. Following the
1987 Constitution
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, the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act was enacted which further enhanced the administration and classification of protected areas, and broadened the mandate of the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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in enforcing its provisions.
Classification
Protected areas in the Philippines encompasses of terrestrial areas and of marine areas.
They are managed according to the following classifications described in Section 4 of the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 (NIPAS Act).
National parks
Natural parks
World Heritage Site
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or part of a World Heritage Site
Natural monuments
Protected landscape and seascapes
Protected landscapes
Protected seascapes
Game refuge and bird sanctuaries
Resource reserves
Managed resource protected areas
Marine reserves
Watershed forest reserves
Natural biotic areas
Wildlife sanctuaries
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or part of a World Heritage Site
Wilderness areas
See also
*
List of World Heritage Sites in the Philippines
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated six World Heritage Sites in the Philippines. The UNESCO World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural heritage, cultural or natural herita ...
*
List of Ramsar sites in the Philippines
*
Biosphere reserves of the Philippines
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Environmental issues in the Philippines
Today, environmental problems in the Philippines include pollution, illegal mining and logging, deforestation, threats to environmental activists, dynamite fishing, landslides, coastal erosion, biodiversity loss, extinction, global warming ...
References
External links
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National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992
Protected areas (240) in the Philippines from Protected Areas and Wildlife BureauMount Kalatungan Range Natural Park Official Site
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Protected areas
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
Parks in the Philippines
Protected areas of the Philippines
Protected areas
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...