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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).
A wilderness area (IUCN Category Ib) is similar to a strict nature reserve, but generally larger and protected in a slightly less stringent manner.. These areas are a protected domain in which biodiversity and ecosystem processes (including evolution) are allowed to flourish or experience restoration if previously disturbed by human activity.
World Heritage Sites in the Philippines (1 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Protected areas of the Philippines" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The IUCN protected area categories are: IUCN Category Ia — Strict Nature Reserve; IUCN Category Ib — Wilderness Area; IUCN Category II — National Park; IUCN Category III — Natural Monument or Natural Feature; IUCN Category IV — Habitat management area / Species Management Area; IUCN Category V — Protected Landscape / Protected Seascape
IUCN Protected Area Management Categories: Category Ia – Strict nature reserve; ... As of 2020, there are 244 protected areas in the Philippines, covering a total ...
The Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park is the largest protected area of the Philippines covering the northern range of the Sierra Madre mountains of eastern Luzon. [1] The park is located in the eastern part of the province of Isabela in Cagayan Valley (Region II) containing a total of 359,486 hectares (888,310 acres). [2]
In 2012, there were 240 protected areas in the Philippines, of which 35 have been classified as National Parks. [2] By June 22, 2018, an additional 94 critical areas were designated as national parks, increasing the total national parks to 107, when President Rodrigo Duterte signed the E-NIPAS Act of 2018. [3] [4]
Upper Agno is one of the highest protected areas in the country. It has an average elevation of 1,604.97 metres (5,265.6 ft), the highest among the nineteen Agno river sub-basins. [ 13 ] Mount Mongawto (Mongoto) is the highest point in the reserve at 2,720 m (8,920 ft) situated in the Central range within the municipality of Atok. [ 16 ]