Proclamation No. 171 declaring the Turtle Islands Municipality and its surrounding waters as a protected area. Pays/Territoire Philippines Type du document Règlement Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Aire protégée Institution Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, East Asian Seas, Pacifique Nord, Asie du Sud-Est Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.pawb.gov.ph