Experiences in biodiversity conservation in Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, Palanan, Isabela [Philippines]
1998
Fragata, R.T.
The Philippines is among the most devastated of all hotspot areas in the world with original tropical forest cover destroyed by logging and clearing for farmland. Endemism is very high with 44% birds, 67% mammals and 73% amphibians and reptiles endemic to the country. High human pressure threatens the island biodiversity of the Philippines; people-oriented responses are needed to protect the nation's biological heritage. The Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park (NSMNP), one of the priority protected areas in the country with a total area of 359,500 ha, is located at the pacific coast of the island of Luzon. It protects the largest remaining block of contiguous lowland tropical rainforest in the Philippines. It is home to the Philippine eagle, dugong, crocodile, and over 90 species of birds including 20 endemic to the island of Luzon. The NSMNP-Protected Area Superintendent Unit (PASU), with the Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) as head, is cooperating with international and local NGOs [nongovernmental organizations] and GOs [government organizations] in conducting scientific research on the biological and socio-economic status of this protected area. Other activities like site development, resource management, socio-economic management, technical assistance, coordination and monitoring, and protection of natural resources, encompass working with both indigenous communities and migrants in the area
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