1992

1. National Integrated Protected Areas System Act 1992 (Republic Act No. 7586 of 1992).
a. The system, abbreviated NIPAS shall encompass "outstandingly remarkable
areas and biologically important public lands that are habitats of rare and
endangered species of plants and animals, biographic zones and related
ecosystems, whether terrestrial, wetland, or marine". All such areas shall be
designed as "protected areas) (sect. 2). Section 3 specifies the categories of
protected areas: strict nature reserves, natural parks, natural monuments,
wildlife sanctuary, protected landscapes and seas

2. National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Implementing Rules and

Regulations. Department Administrative Order No. 25.
a. This Order details the processes by which DENR and related institutions and
agencies shall set, administer and manage the NIPAS overall, focusing
particularly on biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. The
implementation is in reality a sort of detailed enunciation and explanation of the
previously promulgated NIPAS Act.

3. Forestry Sector Administrative Order No. 27 on the Management of Mossy Forests.

a. This Administrative Order provides for the management of mossy forests.

1996
1. DENR Memorandum Circular No. 96-09 SUBJECT : Clarification on Who Shall Take
Lead in the Implementation of NIPAS Activities Within Protected Areas Under the
Administrative Jurisdiction of Other Government Instrumentalities Including the
Organization of Individual Protected Area Management Boards.

2000
1. Mt. Kitanglad Range Protected Area Act of 2000 (Republic Act No. 8978).
a. This Act declares Mt. Kitanglad Range a protected area considering the
importance of its unique biological resources and its economical and ecological
importance.
2004
1. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No.
2004-32: Revised guidelines on the establishment and management of Community-
Based Program in protected areas.
a. This Administrative Order establishes a Community-Based Program (CBP) to
provide opportunities to organized tenure migrant communities and interested
indigenous peoples to manage, develop, utilize, conserve and protect the
resources within protected areas and buffer zones.
b. Amends DENR Administrative Order No. 96-29 on the Community-Based
Forest Management Program.
2. Joint DENR-DA-PCSD Administrative Order No. 1 Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) pursuant to Republic Act No. 9147.
a. This Joint DENR-DA-PCSD Administrative Order Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR), consisting of 41 sections divided into 6 Chapters and 1
Annex, is promulgated to prescribe the procedures and guidelines for the
implementation of the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection
Act.shall have the following objectives: (a) to conserve and protect wildlife
 species and their habitats to promote ecological balance and enhance biological
diversity; (b) to regulate the collection and trade of wi
b. Implements Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act. (Republic
Act No. 9147 of 2001).
c. Implemented by Fisheries Administrative Order No. 233 (Series of 2010) on
Aquatic Wildlife Conservation.
2005
1. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No.
2005-21: Revised guidelines on the establishment and management of Integrated
Protected Areas Fund (IPAF).
a. This Administrative Order sets out procedures for the establishment and
management of the Central Integrated Protected Areas Fund and Protected Area
Sub-Fund to promote the sustained financing of the operations of the National
Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS). The Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Protected Area Management Board
(PAMB) shall be responsible for the establishment of the Fund.
2007
1. Joint Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)- National
Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Memorandum Circular No. 2007-01 on the
Management of Overlapping Protected Areas and/or their Buffer Zones and Ancestral
Domains/Lands.
a. The purpose of this Joint Memorandum Circular is to clarify the management,
authority and responsibilities of the National Commission on Indigenous
Peoples (NCIP) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) of overlapping protected areas and ancestral domains/lands.
2. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No.
2007-17 prescribing Rules and Regulations governing special uses within protected
areas.
a. This Administrative Order prescribes guidelines for the processing and issuance
of Special Use Agreements in Protected Areas (SAPA) in order to provide
access and economic opportunities to indigenous peoples, tenured migrant
communities, etc. of protected areas; to optimize the special uses of protected
areas consistent with the principles of sustainable development and biodiversity
conservation; to earn revenues for the sustainability of protected areas
management; etc.
b.
2008
1. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No.
2008-17 amending section 10 of DAO No. 25 of 1992 and providing criteria in the
identification and procedures in the delineation and/or demarcation of management
zones within protected areas.
a. This Administrative Order aims at providing the criteria for the identification
and procedures for the delineation and/or demarcation of management zones
within protected areas.
b. Amends National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Implementing
Rules and Regulations. Department Administrative Order No. 25.
2. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No.
2008-26 on revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of the NIPAS Act of 1992.
a. This Administrative Order provides for the establishment of a National
Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS), which shall encompass
 biologically important public lands and ancestral domains that are habitats of
rare and endangered species of plants and animals, bio-geographic zones and
related ecosystems all of which designated as protected areas.
2013
1. Republic Act No. 10629 providing for financial aspects of the Integrated Protected
Areas Fund (IPAF) of Republic Act No. 7586.
a. This Republic Act provides for the retention by the Protected Area Management
Board of 75% of the revenues accruing to the Integrated Protected Areas Fund
(IPAF), established by Section 16 of Republic Act No. 7586, otherwise known
as the “National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992″. Amended
Section establishes a trust fund to be known as Integrated Protected Areas Fund
(IPAF) for purposes of financing projects of the System. “All incomes generated
from the operation of the System or
2015
1. DENR Administrative Order No. 10 of 2015 establishing the Guidelines on the
delineation and demarcation of boundaries of protected areas under the National
Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS).
a. This Administrative Order, consisting of 11 sections and completed by five
Annexes, establishes the Guidelines on the delineation and demarcation of
boundaries of protected areas under the National Integrated Protected Areas
System (NIPAS). Pursuant to art. XII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution,
Republic Act No. 7586 or the National Integrated Protected Areas System
(NIPAS) Act of 1992, DENR Administrative Order No. 26 of 2008 or the
Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the NIPA
b. Implements National Integrated Protected Areas System Act 1992 (Republic
Act No. 7586 of 1992) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) Administrative Order No. 2008-26 on revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations of the NIPAS Act of 1992.