National Caves and Cave Resources Management and Protection Act, Republic Act No. 9072. Country/Territory Philippines Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to Manage and protect caves and cave resources and for other purposes. Subject Mineral resources, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Minerals Exploration Management/conservation Protected area Research Soil conservation/soil improvement Use restrictions Zoning Classification/declassification Collecting/harvesting Cultural heritage Ecosystem preservation Ex-situ conservation Monitoring Policy/planning Tourism Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes 15 days after publication. Abstract The Act provides for the conservation, protection and management of caves and cave resources as part of the country's natural wealth.Cave definition is given as "any naturally occurring void, cavity, recess or system of interconnected passages beneath the surface of the earth or within a cliff or ledge and which is large enough to permit an individual to enter, whether or not the entrance, located either in private or public land, is naturally formed or man made. It shall include any natural pit, sinkhole or other feature which is an extension of the entrance. Cave resources is defined as "any material or substance occurring naturally in caves, such as animal life,plant life, including paleontological and archaeological deposits, cultural artifacts or products of human activities, sediments, minerals, speleogems and speleothems". The Cooperation and exchange of information between governmental authorities and Academy for scientific, educational, recreational, tourism and other purposes shall be implemented and taken care of in order to better manage and protec the above mentioned resources. Full text English Website officialgazette.gov.ph References - Legislation Implemented by DENR Memorandum Circular No. 03 of 2012 approving the list of classified national caves. Legislation | Philippines | 2012 Keyword: Cultural heritage, Ecosystem preservation, Management/conservation, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX DENR Administrative Order No.2021-34 on Guidelines for the Establishment and Implementation of the Cave Management, Protection, and Conservation Program (CMPCP). Legislation | Philippines | 2021 Keyword: Cadastre/land registration, Mining, Minerals, Management/conservation, Biodiversity, Research, Protection of environment, Protected area, Data collection/reporting, Community management, Ecosystem preservation, Sustainable development, Capacity building, Access-to-information, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX