Spatial Overview of Indigenous Lands and Protected Areas in the Philippines

1. Indigenous Community
Conserved Areas
Forest Cover, Protected Areas &
Key Biodiversity Areas
A Spatial Overview of the Philippines

2. Key Biodiversity
Areas
Forest
Ancestral
Domain
Parks and Protected
Areas
Parks and Protected
Areas
Legend

3. Forest Cover (2004)
Key Biodiversity Areas
Parks/Protected
Areas
Ancestral Domains

4. Coverage
• Approved Certificate of Ancestral Domain Titles
(CADT/CALT)
• 158 CADTs nationwide (Community Titles)
• 258 CALTs (Clan titles)
• Total Area of: 4,323,782.7227 hectares
• Ancestral Domain Claims on process:
• 129 CADT
• 428 CALT
• Total Area of: 2,670,101.20 hectares

5. Luzon

6. Forest
Baguio City
Cabanatuan City
San Jose City
Palayan City
Laoag City
Dagupan City
San Carlos City
Forest
-Large forest areas are outside the protected
areas system
-Ancestral domains feature extensive forest
areas

7. Baguio City
Cabanatuan City
San Jose City
Palayan City
Laoag City
Dagupan City
San Carlos City
Key Biodiversity Areas
-Substantial sections are covered by
Ancestral Domains

8. Mindoro

9. Batangas City
Forest
-Constrained forest resources
-Remaining forests are outside
protected areas system
-Remaining forests are in ancestral
domains

10. Batangas City
Key Biodiversity Areas
-Number of high biodiversity areas are
outside the protected areas system
-Such areas are inside ancestral domains

11. Palawan

12. Forest
-Entire Palawan island is a Game Refuge and Bird Sanctuary
-Ancestral domains feature forests and marine areas

13. Key Biodiversity Areas
-Province is a high biodiversity area

14. Southern Mindanao

15. Davao City
Forest
-Diminished forests
-Large forest areas are outside protected areas
-Extensive forests found in ancestral domains

16. Davao City
Key Biodiversity Areas
-Number of high biodiversity areas are
outside protected area system
-Some ancestral domains feature high
biodiversity

17. Central Mindanao

18. Butuan City
Cagayan de Oro City
Gingoog City
Forest
-Diminished forests
-Large forest areas are outside the
protected areas system
-Remaining forests are in ancestral domains

19. Butuan City
Cagayan de Oro City
Gingoog City
Key Biodiversity Areas
-High biodiversity areas are found ouside
the protected areas system
-Several ancestral domains are high
biodiversity areas

20. Northern Mindanao

21. Butuan City
Gingoog City
Forest
-Large forest areas are outside the protected
area system
-Ancestral domains feature extensive forest
resources

22. Butuan City
Gingoog City
Key Biodiversity Areas
-Ancestral domains are high biodiversity areas