This Act declares Mt. Malindang to be a natural park and its peripheral areas as buffer zone to ensure the protection and conservation of biodiversity. The natural park shall be known as the Mt. Malindang Natural Park Protected Area and its boundaries are specified in the text. For the protection and preservation of the biodiversity of Mt. Malindang Natural Park Protected Area a management plan shall be prepared by the Protected Area Superintendent in coordination with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and approved by the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) of the natural park as provided for in the Act. The Act defines the PAMB’s internal composition and its powers and functions. The Act further provides for: rights of indigenous peoples to their ancestral lands and domains within the natural park; rights of tenured migrants and transient farmers within the natural park; acts prohibited within the natural park; establishment of an Integrated Protected Area Fund; etc.
Philippines · 2004-06-10