PROTECTED AREAS
The Philippine government established a system of protected areas—ranging from large natural parks, to landscapes and seascapes, to wildlife and marine life sanctuaries—for conservation and management of the ‘last remaining representatives’ of Philippine habitats and ecosystems.
-- 109 protected areas established under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) covering 3.50 million hectares or 11.67% of the country’s total land area
-- 29 marine protected areas covering 1.37 million hectares
-- 80 terrestrial protected areas covering 2.13 million hectares
-- 12 protected areas established by the Philippine Congress
-- 3,143.6 meters above sea level, Mt. Apo Natural Park’s highest elevation, the highest mountain in the Philippines and one of the country’s most popular climbing destinations
-- 359,486 hectares biggest land area of a protected area --- the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park
-- 4.02 million hectares total land area of all protected areas in the country including those initial components which have not been placed/proclaimed yet under the NIPAS as well as protected areas with both land and marine components
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The Philippine government established a system of protected areas—ranging from large natural parks, to landscapes and seascapes, to wildlife and marine life sanctuaries—for conservation and management of the ‘last remaining representatives’ of Philippine habitats and ecosystems.