TWO of the country’s fastest-growing ecotourism havens – Enchanted River and Tinuy-an Falls – are being eyed to be tagged as protected natural parks to preserve their unique physical and biological features. He said Enchanted River and Tinuy-an Falls should be the focus of aggressive conservation efforts for the future generations. The Tinuy-an Falls, famous for its multi-tiered cascades that are 55 meters high and 95 meters wide, is the broadest falls in the Philippines. Under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992, portions of land and water may be reserved as protected areas, by law or by presidential proclamation, to safeguard and enrich their exceptional qualities. The Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau oversees all protected areas, mostly with the help of local governments, or the state-run corporation that owns or controls the area.

Source: Manila Times August 20, 2016 14:15 UTC