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Proclamation No. 171 declaring the Turtle Islands Municipality and its surrounding waters as a protected area.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Protected area Institution
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

This Proclamation declares the Turtle Islands Municipality and its surrounding waters, reckoned fifteen kilometres from the shoreline of each of the islands located in the Southwestern Sulu Sea, Province of Tawi-Tawi, as a protected area pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 (NIPAS Act of 1992). The protected area shall be known as the Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary.

Full text
English
Website
www.pawb.gov.ph