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National Biodiversity Priority-Setting Workshop
Luzon Consultative Workshop
September 27-29, 2000
Proclaimed sltes:
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Covers 7 sites with total area of 254,980.76 hectares
Apo Reef Natural park (Sablayan, Occ. Mindoro)
Proc. 868, Sept 1996; 11,677 has; mangrove and beach forests; coral
reefs, seagrasses and algal flat, and island lagoon; nicobar pigeon,
green turtle, hawksblll turtle, dolphln, giant clam, reef fishes
Naampias River Watershed Forest Reserve (Torrijos, Marinduque)
Proc. 357, Aprll 1994; 417 has; residual, brushland/grassland; monitor
lizard, wild pig, deer, civet cat, hornbill, jungle fowl, brahminy kite,
aquatlc fishes
Mt. Calavite Wildlife Sanctuary (Paluan, Occ. Mindoro)
Proc. 292, April 2000; 18,016 has.; upper montane and mangrove forest;
Phil. Tamaraw, deer, fruit bats, wild pigs, green imperial pigeon, blue-
naped parrot, jungle fowl, hanging parakeet
Malampaya Sound (Taytay, Paiawan)
Proc. 342, July 200; 119,786 has; vegetation consists of old growth
forest, mossy forest, mangroves, residual forest and patches of farm
lands (coconut, cashew and ricelands; Palawan bearcat, hornbill, Phil
cockatoo, porcupine, scaly anteater, wild pig, dolphins (bottle-nossed
and irrawaddy), dugong and marine turtles, tabon bird
National Biodiversity Priority-Setting Workshop
Luzon Consultative Workshop
September 27-29,2000
Proclaimed sites:
geaion 48 (Island Grou~l
El Nido Managed Resource PA (El Nido, Palawan)
Proc. 32, Oct 1998; 89,134.76 has; major forest types present include
lowland evergreen, semi-deciduous, forest over limestone, beach forest
and mangrove forest, 3 major marine habitats present -
seagrass/seaweeds, coral reefs and estuarines; identified 16 endemic
spp of birds, 6 spp of terrestrial mammals endemic to Palawan, 4
endemic marine turtles, marine mammals, 45 genera of hard corals and
197 spp of fishes
Ipil River Watershed Forest Reserve (San Fernando, Romblon)
Proc. 394, May 1994; 685 has
Mt. Guitlng-guiting Natural Park (Magdiwang, Cajidiocan and San Fernand,
Romblon)
Proc. 746, February 1996; 15,265 hasheathland and grasslands, mossy
forests, montane forests, lowland evergreen forests and forest over
ultrabasic rocks, recorded an estimate of 700 vascular plant spp which
include 54 endemic spp in Sibuyan Islands and 180 spp endemic in the
Phllipplnes; clnnamon bittern, celestlai monarch, Phil. Hawk eagle,
dugong, fruit bat, dophinee, narrow-disked, gekko and quadras flying
lizard