DENR Administrative Order No. 19 of 2013 establishing the Guidelines on Ecotourism Planning and Management in Protected Areas. Country/Territory Philippines Document type Regulation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Tourism Biodiversity Ecosystem preservation Protected area Gender Policy/planning Procedural matters Public participation Equity Indigenous peoples Traditional rights/customary rights Cultural heritage Management/conservation Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication. Abstract This Administrative Order, consisting of 18 sections and 3 Annexes, establishes on the Guidelines on Ecotourism Planning and Management in Protected Areas. These Guidelines aim at recognizing and operationalizing ecotourism for the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in protected areas. Specific objectives are: to institutionalize ecotourism planning and management process in protected area management; to promote advocacy on the concept and principles of ecotourism; to introduce ecotourism businesses in protected areas both as a conservation strategy and an economic development option through viable business partnerships with the local government units or the private sector; to promote inclusive equity of socio-economic benefits to the local community and indigenous cultural communities and encourage community participation; and to ensure the participation of both women and men in the ecotourism planning and management and that gender-related issues are addressed in the ecotourism management plan. This Order shall apply to ecotourism planning and management in protected areas under the National Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS) identified as having potential for ecotourism development. This may refer to terrestrial, coastal and marine, caves, and wetland ecosystems in NIPAS areas. Annexes deal with the Ecotourism Planning and Management Process. Full text English Website www.denr.gov.ph