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 title: An 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, 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
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Keyword: Cultural heritage, Ecosystem preservation, Management/conservation, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX