The Goal
 The
National Integrated Protected Areas Programme (NIPAP,
1996 - 2001) goal is to contribute to the
conservation, protection and management of natural habitats and
biodiversity in the country's Integrated National Protected Areas
System (NIPAS).
The project objective is to establish effective
protection and management of natural habitats and biodiversity in
eight NIPAS sites representing
seven of the Philippines’ fifteen bio-geographical zones.
The Original Eight Main Aims of the EU-GoP funded
Project are the following:
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To
protect the biodiversity of each selected Protected Area (PA);
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To
ensure sustainable management of each selected PA;
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Contribute
to enforcing the
NIPAS act;
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To
enhance the capabilities of the DENR/PAWB staff and local
communities so that they will be in a position to take over
and maintain the policies and facilities introduced during the
life of the project;
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To
develop and maintain the ecological benefits that the
protected areas provide to local communities;
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To
increase the wise use of available natural resources
(especially those of forest and coastal areas;
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To
create a public awareness, both nationally and locally, of the
need to protect the forest and
biodiversity; and
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To
help ensure that rights of indigenous communities living in
and around the Protected Areas are respected and likewise that gender
issues are given due attention in project planning and
implementation.
Two Supplementary Aims
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