PPA at a Glance Flashcards
Under the ENIPAS, there are ___ legislated PAs, ___ proclaimed PAs, and ___ Initial Components
107, 13, 124
How many hectares is the terrestrial PA
4.64 million ha
How many hectares is the marine PA
3.08
What are the three most common types of PAs in the PH and their corresponding percentages
- Watershed Forest Reserve (20.1%)
- Protected Landscape (14.3%)
- National Parks (13.5%)
What three regions have the highest number of PAs in the PH
- Region 5 (Bicol) - 26
- Region 3 (Central Luzon) - 24
- Region 4b (MIMAROPA) - 23
What three regions have the highest land areas (in million hectares)
- Region 4b - 2. 34 mi
- Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) - 999 320
- Region 7 (Central Visayas) - 637, 892
It is notable for being the sole transboundary [protected area spanning across four regions (2,3,4b,5)
Philippine Marine Resource Reserve
a relatively large area not materially altered by human activity where extractive resource uses are not allowed and is maintained to protect outstanding natural and scenic areas of national or international significance for scientific, educational and recreational use. Examples: Mount Isarog Natural Park (Camarines Sur) and Apo Reef Natural Park (Occidental Mindoro)
Natural Park
a relatively small area focused on the protection of small features to protect or preserve nationally significant natural features on account of their special interest or unique characteristics. Examples: Bessang Pass Natural Monument/Landmark (Ilocos Sur) and Chocolate Hills Natural Monument (Bohol)
Natural Monument/Landmark
land of the public domain classified as such in the Constitution which include all areas under the NIPAS, primarily designated for the conservation of native plants and animals, their associated habitats and cultural diversity. Examples: Paoay Lake National Park (Ilocos Norte) and Hundred Islands National Park (Pangasinan)
National Park
an area which assures the natural conditions necessary to protect nationally significant species, group of species, biotic communities or physical features of the environment which may require specific human manipulations for their perpetuation. Examples: Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (Agusan del Sur) and Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary (Tawi-Tawi)
Wildlife Sanctuary
area of national significance which is characterized by the harmonious interaction of man and land and water while providing opportunities for public enjoyment through recreation, tourism and other economic activities. Examples: Taal Volcano Protected Landscape (Batangas), Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (Sarangani) and Batanes Protected Landscape and Seascape (Batanes)
Protected Landscape and/or Seascape
an extensive, relatively isolated, and uninhabited area which is difficult to access and is designated to protect the natural resources of the area for future use and prevent or contain development activities that could affect the resources, pending the establishment of sustainable resource utilization goals which are based upon appropriate information and planning. Examples: Upper Agno River Basin Resource Reserve (Benguet, Ifugao and Nueva Vizcaya) and Siocon Resource Reserve (Zamboanga Del Norte)
Resource Reserve
an area set aside to allow the way of life of societies living in harmony with the environment to adapt to modern technology at their pace. Examples: Buug Natural Biotic Area (Zamboanga Sibugay) and Basilan Natural Biotic Area (Basilan)
Natural Biotic Area
a type of marine protected area in which removing or destroying natural or cultural resources is prohibited. Examples: Palaui Island Marine Reserve (Cagayan) and Sagay Marine Reserve (Negros Occidental)
Marine Reserve
an area containing predominantly unmodified natural systems managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems and to ensure long-term protection and maintenance of biological diversity, while providing at the same time a sustainable flow of natural products and services to meet community needs. Example: El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area (Palawan)
Managed Resource Protected Area
a forest land designated for the protection of game animals, birds and fish, and closed to hunting and fishing in order that the excess population may flow and restock surrounding areas. Examples: Lake Malimanga Bird and Fish Sanctuary (Zambales) and Lake Buluan Game Refuge and Bird Sanctuary (North Cotabato)
Game Refuge and Bird/Fish Sanctuary
a forest land reservation established to protect, maintain or improve water yield and provide restraining mechanisms for inappropriate forest exploitation and disruptive land use
means a large, contiguous area of highly or very highly
erodible soils that is protected from development and retained in forest cover to provide longterm water supply
Examples: Angat Watershed Forest Reserve (Bulacan) and Infanta Watershed Forest Reserve (Quezon)
Watershed Forest Reserve
a forest land reservation established to protect, maintain or improve water yield and provide restraining mechanisms for inappropriate forest exploitation and disruptive land use
thereof sedimentation
Examples: Naguilian Watershed Reservation (La Union) and Lake Lanao Watershed Reservation (Lanao del Sur)
Watershed Reserve
area managed mainly for wilderness protection. Large area of unmodified or slightly modified land, and/or sea, retaining its natural character and influence, without permanent or significant habitation, which is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural condition. Examples: Dampalit Island Wilderness Area (Masbate) and Bantayan Island Wilderness Area (Cebu)
Wilderness Area
mangrove area of the public domain which is declared and determined to be needed for conservation and protection purposes. Examples: Sibuyan Island Mangrove Swamp Forest Reserve (Romblon) and Entire Province of Palawan as Mangrove Swamp Forest Reserve (Palawan)
Mangrove Swamp Forest Reserve
is the largest Protected Area in the Philippines with contiguous tropical rainforest. The area is also the richest in terms of genetic, species, and habitat diversity in the country. It stretches along the eastern side of Northern Luzon (Region II) and the eastern part of Isabela province
It is within the _________ SMBGZ
Protected Area by virtue of Republic Act ______ in 2001
Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park
within the Sierra Madre Biogeographic Zone (SMBGZ)
9125
It is the second largest contiguous coral reef in the world and the largest one in the Philippines.
Apo Reef
The ________ protects the second largest contiguous coral reef in the world and serves as a sanctuary for many species.
What are the three parts of this PA? What is the largest among the three?
Apo Reef Natural Park
Apo Reef, Binangaan, Cayos del Bajo
refers to that portion of the public domain which has been set aside, in view of the suitability of its topography and vegetation, for the raising of livestock.
Grazing land
refers to any off-shore area inhabited by rare and unique species of marine
flora and fauna.
Marine park
refers to any public shore area delimited for outdoor recreation, sports
fishing, water skiing and related healthful activities.
Seashore park
is a land area drained by a stream or fixed body of water and its tributaries
having a common outlet for surface run-off.
is defined as any surface area from which runoff resulting from rainfall is collected and drained through a common point.
Watershed
are natural or managed areas used to protect an ecosystem or critical area from adjacent land uses or sources of pollution.
Buffer Zones
Species or subspecies of flora and fauna which do not naturally occur within the protected area at present or in historical time.
Exotic species
refers to the variability among the living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems
Biological diversity or biodiversity
refers to the research, collection, and utilization of biological and genetic resources for purposes of applying the knowledge derived therefrom solely for commercial purposes;
Bioprospecting
refers to the actual ground survey of the boundaries of protected areas and their buffer zones and management and management zones using the global positioning system (GPS) or other applicable survey instruments and technologies, with the intention of producing a map of the area;
Delineation
refers to the establishment of the boundaries of protected areas and their buffer zones using visible markers, monuments, buoys in case of marine areas, and known natural features and landmarks, among others, as a result of the actual ground delineation
Demarcation
refer to the species or subspecies of flora and fauna which do not naturally occur within the protected area at present or in historical time
Exotic species
refers to the special account established for the purpose of financing projects of the NIPAS and individual protected areas
Integrated Protected Area Fund (IPAF)
refers to species introduced deliberately or unintentionally outside their natural habitats where they have the ability to establish themselves, invade, outcompete native species, and take over the new environment;
Invasive alien species