Integrated protected area fund in the Philippines and its status
2003
Blastique, T.T. (Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center, North Ave., Diliman, Quezon City (Philippines)) Castillo, I.A.
Protected Areas (PAs) could not be managed well without adequate financial resources. Many conservation efforts tend to fail or are not sustained because of the absence of funds. Passed in 1992, the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act in the Philippines offers mechanisms and steps toward fund generations within PAs. It requires those benefiting or making profit from natural resources within the PA to financially contribute towards meeting the costs of management. This paper presents the steps towards establishing the Integrated Protected Areas Fund (IPAF) as mandated under the NIPAS Act. IPAF is a thrust fund established for purposes of promoting sustained operations and management of PAs. It is a special account maintained in the Bureau of Treasury and is managed by a Board. The IPAF Governing Board is a multi-sectoral body composed of the DENR [Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Quezon City, Philippines] Secretary as Chairman, representatives from the DENR, The Department of Budget and Management, the Department of Finance, the Department of Interior and Local Government, non-government organizations, and indigenous peoples. As of Dec 2002, there are 120 PAs with established IPAF with their corresponding deposits amounting to PhP57,900,319.85
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