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Figure 1 Priority protected areas for ecotourism within Key Biodiversity Areas and Tourism Development Areas Figure 2 Total number of visitors to protected areas and total income generated from 2014 to 2017

List of Tables

Table 1 Priority protected areas for ecotourism development within KBAs

List of Footnotes

1 NTDP 2016-2022 Tourism Development Clusters and Areas

Source: DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau, 2018 Figure 1. Priority protected areas for ecotourism within Key Biodiversity Areas and Tourism Development Areas

2,000,000 80,000,000.00

1,800,000 70,000,000.00 1,600,000 60,000,000.00

1,400,000 Income 1,200,000 50,000,000.00 1,000,000 40,000,000.00

800,000 30,000,000.00 600,000 Number of visitors of Number 20,000,000.00 400,000 200,000 10,000,000.00 - 0.00 2014 2015 2016 2017

Local Male Local Female Foreign Male Foreign Female Total Income

Source: DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau, 2018 Figure 2. Total number of visitors to protected areas and total income generated from 2014 to 2017.

Table 1. Priority protected areas for ecotourism development within KBAs REGION PROTECTED AREA Ecotourism Products/ Activities 1. CAR Mount Pulag National Park Mountain climbing, camping, cultural visit, photography, cloud formation watching 2. CAR Balbalasang Balbalan National Park Hiking, camping 3. Region 1 Kalbario Patapat Natural Park Hiking, caving, biking, diving, camping 4. Region 1 Manleluag Spring Protected Landscape Trekking, hot spring swimming 5. Region 1 Hundred Island National Park Boating, island hopping, 6. Region 2 Batanes Protected Landscape and Village tour, hiking, photography, biking, Seascape caving 7. Region 2 Palaui Island Protected Landscape and Swimming, snorkeling Seascape 8. Region 2 Penablanca Protected Landscape and Kayaking, camping, bird watching, caving Seascape 9. Region 2 Quirino Protected Landscape Trekking, wild river rafting, 10. Region 2 Casecnan Protected Landscape Trekking 11. Region 3 Masinloc Oyon Bay Marine Reserve Snorkeling, swimming 12. Region 3 Olongapo-Subic Watershed Forest Trekking Reserve 13. Region 3 Bataan Natural Park Hiking, nature viewing, photography 14. Region 3 Roosevelt Protected Landscape Trekking 15. Region 4A Mounts Palay-palay Mataas na Gulod Picnic, trekking, wildlife watching, Natural Park camping 16. Region 4A Protected Landscape Horse-back riding, bird watching, kayaking, river cruising, trekking 17. Region 4A Mounts Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Hiking, camping, sight-seeing, bird Landscape watching 18. Region 4B Marinduque Wildlife Sanctuary Trekking, wildlife safari, bird watching 19. Region 4B Mount Guiting-Guiting Natural Park Mountaineering, sight-seeing, swimming 20. Region 4B Mounts Iglit Baco Natural Park Trekking, wildlife watching 21. Region 4B Apo Reef Natural Park Scuba diving, dolphin watching, bird watching, rafting, reef cruising, nesting turtle watching, diving 22. Region 4B El Nido Managed Resource Protected Island hopping, boating, swimming, Area snorkeling, diving 23. Region 4B Malampaya Sound Protected Landscape Boat riding, diving and Seascape 24. Region 4B Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Diving, snorkeling 25. Region 4B Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife watching 26. Region 5 Natural Park Trekking, picnic 27. Region 5 Bulusan Volcano Natural Park Canoeing, trekking, kayaking, bird watching 28. Region 6 National Marine Reserve Snorkeling, diving, swimming 29. Region 6 Maasin Watershed Forest Reserve Trekking 30. Region 6 Mount Natural Park Camping, wildlife watching, swimming, trekking 31. Region 6 Northern Negros Natural Park Trekking 32. Region 6 Diving, snorkeling, swimming 33. Region 6 Northwest Peninsula Natural Park Caving, hiking, swimming 34. Region 6 Natural Park Trekking, camping 35. Region 7 Central Cebu Protected Landscape Hiking, community tour, caving, swimming 36. Region 7 Tanon Strait Protected Seascape Swimming, diving, fishing, dolphin watching, snorkeling 37. Region 7 Balinsasayaw Twin Lakes Natural Park Kayaking, bird watching, trekking, 38. Region 7 Apo Island Protected Landscape and Diving, snorkeling Seascape REGION PROTECTED AREA Ecotourism Products/ Activities 39. Region 7 Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape Trekking, bird watching, camping 40. Region 7 Talibon Group of Islands Protected Diving, snorkeling Landscape and Seascape 41. Region 8 Lake Danao Natural Park Lodging, etc. 42. Region 8 Samar Island Natural Park Calbiga caves: spelunking/caving, downstream river boat riding, tubing, trekking 43. Region 8 Guiuan Protected Landscape and Seascape Diving, snorkeling 44. Region 9 Pasonanca Natural Park Trekking 45. Region 9 Mt. Timolan Protected Landscape Nature tripping, swimming, horse-back riding, hiking, photography, picnic, sight- seeing, boating, fishing, bird watching 46. Region 9 Turtle Is. Wildlife Sanctuary Snorkeling, swimming, island hopping, turtle watching 47. Region 10 Timpoong Hibok-hibok Natural Hiking, camping, bird watching Monument 48. Region 10 Mt. Malindang Range Natural Park Trekking, camping, 49. Region 10 Baliangao Protected Landscape and Snorkeling, hiking, island hopping, river Seascape cruise 50. Region 10 Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park Trekking, camping, canopy walk, mountain climbing 51. Region 10 Mt. Kalatungan Range Natural Park Trekking, camping 52. Region 11 Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife watching, museum tour, trekking 53. Region 11 Pujada Bay Protected Landscape and Swimming, diving Seascape 54. Region 11 Aliwagwag Protected Landscape Swimming, trekking 55. Region 11 Mt. Apo Natural Park (Davao side) Camping, pilgrimage, hiking, cultural tour, swimming, mountain climbing 56. Region 12 Saranggani Bay Protected Seascape Diving, kayaking, wildlife watching, bird watching 57. Region 12 Mt. Matutum Protected Landscape Trekking, wildlife watching 58. Region 13 Siargao Is. Protected Landscape and Surfing, swimming, snorkeling, diving Seascape 59. Region 13 Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary Tour, carabao riding, river rafting, canoeing, bird watching Source: BMB-National Parks Division, 2018