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Mt. Isarog Natural Park
Mt. Isarog National Park is home to many of
the plants, birds and animals that are known to reside in the Luzon region.
These include 143 different kinds of birds and other animals like wildpig,
monkey, rats, bats and wild cats. This makes Mt. Isarog a place for
educational and scientific activities.
Mt. Isarog provides potable water for the
six municipalities and one city surrounding it. It is home to the
Agta-Tabangnon and Agta - Cimarron indigenous groups who were given legal
access to the land located within the Park (also known as the Certificate of
Ancestral Domain Claim or CADC). The scenic waterfalls and the challenging
hike towards the summit make Mt. Isarog a major tourist destination. It is
currently under stress due to the increase of human population and tourism
activities. Located within seven administrative units seeking economic
development, the Park is open to development activities that may not be
environmentally sound. It also faces constraints in the management and
preservation of its resources. The establishment of the Park as a Protected
Area, through the NIPAS Act, will lay the necessary regulations for its
management and conservation. It shall ensure the preservation for the Park’s
rich diversity of plants and animals. The Mt. Isarog General Management Plan
2000-2004 was conceptualized to counter, if not mitigate the adverse effects
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Mt. Isarog is located in the
province of Camarines Sur, Southeastern Luzon at 13º40’ N and
123º21’ E (NIPAP, 1998). Bordering the park at the North are the
municipality of Tinambac and San Miguel Bay; at the South by the
municipalities of Pili and Ocampo; the municipality of Goa at the
East, and; the floodplain of Camarines Sur in the West.
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