RA 7586

Question 1

This Act shall be known and referred to as the “National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992”.

Answer 1

RA 7586

Question 2

categories of protected areas

Answer 2

a. Strict nature reserve;
b. Natural park;
c. Natural monument;
d. Wildlife sanctuary;
e. Protected landscapes and seascapes;
f. Resource reserve;
g. Natural biotic areas

Question 3

It is the classification and administration of all designated protected areas to maintain essential ecological processes and life-support systems, to preserve genetic diversity, to ensure sustainable use of resources found therein, and to maintain their natural conditions to the greatest extent possible

Answer 3

“National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS)”

Question 4

identified areas outside the boundaries of and immediately adjacent to designated protected areas pursuant to Section 8 that need special development control in order to avoid or minimize harm to the protected area

Answer 4

Buffer zones”

Question 5

SECTION 7. Disestablishment as Protected Area.

disestablishment of areas as protected area shall revert to the category of ___ unless otherwise classified by Congress

Answer 5

public forests

Question 6

SECTION 13. Ancestral Lands and Rights Over Them.

Does DENR have power to evict indigenous communities from their present occupancy nor resettle them to another area without their consent?

Answer 6

YES, Provided, however, That all rules and regulations, whether adversely affecting said communities or not, shall be subjected to notice and hearing to be participated in by members of concerned indigenous community.

Question 7

SECTION 21. Penalties

shall be fined in the amount of not less than ____ nor more than ____, exclusive of the value of the thing damaged OR imprisonment for not less than ___ but not more than ____, or both,

Answer 7

Five thousand pesos (P5,000); Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000)

one (1) year; six (6) years

Question 8

Refers to identified portions of land and water set aside by reason of their unique physicla and biological significance, managed to enhance biological diversity and protected againstn destructive human exploitation

Answer 8

Protected Areas

Question 9

Area possessing some outstanding ecosystem, features and/or species of flora and fauna of national scientific importance maintained to protect nature and maintain processes in an undisturbed state in order to have ecologically representative examples of the natural environment available for scientific study, environmental monitoring, education, and for the maintenance of genetic resources in a dynamic and evolutionary state

Answer 9

Strict Nature Reserve

Question 10

areas of national significance which are characterized by the harmonious interaction of man and land while providing opportunities for public enjoyment through the recreation and tourism within the normal lifestyle and economic activity of these areas

Answer 10

Protected landscape and seascape

Question 11

areas of national significance which are characterized by the harmonious interaction of man and land while providing opportunities for public enjoyment through the recreation and tourism within the normal lifestyle and economic activity of these areas

Answer 11

Protected landscape and seascape

Question 12

relatively large area not materially altered by human activity where extractive resource uses are not allowed and maintained to protect outstanding natural and scenic areas of national or international significance for scientific, educational and recreational use

Answer 12

Natural Park

Question 13

relatively small area focused on protection of small features to protect or preserve nationally significant natural features on account of their special interest or unique characteristics;

Answer 13

Natural monuments

Question 14

an extensive and relatively isolated and uninhabited area normally with difficult access designated as such to protect natural resources of the area for future use and prevent or contain development activities that could affect the resource pending the establishment of objectives which are based upon appropriate knowledge and planning

Answer 14

Resource reserve

Question 15

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;

Answer 15

Natural biotic areas

Question 16

Section 20. Prohibited Acts. – Except as may be allowed by the nature of their categories and pursuant to rules and regulations governing the same, the following acts are prohibited within protected areas:

Answer 16

Hunting, destroying, disturbing, or mere possession of any plants or animals or products derived therefrom without a permit from the Management Board;

b. Dumping of any waste products detrimental to the protected area, or to the plants and animals or inhabitants therein;

c. Use of any motorized equipment without a permit from the Management Board;

d. Mutilating, defacing or destroying objects of natural beauty, or objects of interest to cultural communities (of scenic value);

e. Damaging and leaving roads and trails in a damaged condition;

f. Squatting, mineral locating, or otherwise occupying any land;

g. Constructing or maintaining any kind of structure, fence or enclosures, conducting any business enterprise without a permit;

h. Leaving in exposed or unsanitary conditions refuse or debris, or depositing in ground or in bodies of water; and

i. Altering, removing destroying or defacing boundary marks or signs.