Other ASEAN Heritage Parks include the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Mount Makiling Forest Reserve, Mt. Apo Natural Park, Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, Mt. Inayawan Range Natural ...

Apo Reef Natural Park is currently the second-largest no-take zone in the Philippines. It’s the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken. It’s also a hotel ...

Illegal logging is a threat to biodiversity and rural livelihoods in the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, the largest protected area in the Philippines. Every year between 20,000 and 35,000 cu. m ...

UNESCO World Heritage CentreSamar Island Natural Park is located in the island of Samar in Eastern Visayas, Philippines. The 300,000-hectare park lies within the Eastern Visayas Bio-Geographic Zone ...

UNESCO World Heritage Centre21 BUR IV.B.31 Tubbataha Reef Marine Park (Philippines) The Bureau noted that the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee approved, in 1996, a sum of US$ 20,000, for ...

Story & photos by Jonathan L. Mayuga MAMBAJAO, Camiguin—Songs, dances and colorful costumes marked the much-awaited announcement declaring Mounts Timpoong-Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument (MTHNM) as ...

The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, popular dive destination, and no-take zone, helps protect the marine reserves of Cagayancillo in the Sulu Sea. A WWF-Philippines ...

The Philippines’ 7,600-plus islands are the cradle for a mind-boggling number of diverse species. According to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 5 percent of the world’s plant species ...

MANILA, Philippines —Three Philippine parks known to be rich in biodiversity were included in the list of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Heritage Parks, according to the ...

Set off the coast of Sablayan in the Philippines, Apo Reef Natural Park spans 13 square miles. This protected aquatic wonderland teems with marine life, including 530 fish species and 400 types of ...