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The National Committee on Geological Sciences declared the Chocolate Hills of Bohol a National Geological Monument on June 18, 1988, in recognition of its special characteristics, scientific importance, uniqueness, and high scenic value. [4] As such, this included the Chocolate Hills among the country's protected areas.
In 2000, it was reestablished as a protected landscape under the National Integrated Protected Areas System covering its present area of 10,452.6 hectares (25,829 acres). [3] The park is one of the island's major tourist attractions located just south of the famous Chocolate Hills .
A controversy arose in March 2024 when a resort built in the middle of the Chocolate Hills in Bohol, Philippines, came to wider public attention. The geological formations are a protected area. [1] Members of both chambers of Congress have questioned how the resort was allowed to be built between the hills despite its heritage and protected ...
This unusual formation of hills is found on an island in the Philippines. It's called the Chocolate Hills of Bohol because during the dry season, the grass turns brown and looks like mounds of ...
Protected areas in the Philippines encompasses 4,620,000 hectares (11,400,000 acres) of terrestrial areas and 3,140,000 hectares (7,800,000 acres) of marine areas. [1] They are managed according to the following classifications described in Section 4 of the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 (NIPAS Act).
Here are 30 photos that we found of mind-blowingly gorgeous places on Earth that seem almost unreal. Olga_Gavrilova /iStock. 1. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, often referred ...
The Mahatao Church of Batanes is a declared National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines. n 2003, the Batanes Protected Landscape and Seascape was nominated, but was deferred due to the lack of conservation in the islands at the time. [15] [16] Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park and outlying areas inclusive of the buffer zone Isabela: ix, x ...
The island has an area of 91.12 square kilometres (35.18 sq mi). It is within Bohol Province, and comprises two municipalities: Dauis and Panglao. Panglao island is located southwest of the island of Bohol and east and south of Cebu. Panglao has a terrain that ranges from plain, hilly to mountainous. Panglao is made of Maribojoc limestone, the ...