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Casecnan Protected Landscape

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55: 39: 62: 208:. In April 2000, the forest reserve was enlarged to 88,846.80 hectares (219,545.2 acres) and was reclassified as a protected landscape area through Proclamation No. 289. It is considered one of the last remaining substantial water sources for the region of 279:
On June 22, 2018, the feature was designated a national park through the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System (ENIPAS) Act or Republic Act No. 11038 which was signed by President
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is considered one of the most expensive hydroelectric plants in the country and was criticized for its adverse impact on the ecology of the protected area as well as the local community of
252:. It also supplies hydroelectric power to the region, an additional 140 megawatts of power capacity to the Luzon grid through a tunnel and powerhouse built in 2001 from the diversion 54: 908: 679: 341: 948: 978: 508: 417: 345: 204:. The 57,930-hectare (143,100-acre) Casecnan River Watershed Forest Reserve was established in August 1987 by virtue of Executive Order No. 136 issued by President 168: 739: 657: 625: 378: 973: 115: 797: 983: 923: 714: 501: 181: 764: 732: 533: 963: 641: 833: 823: 441: 953: 562: 248:
and Mamparang ranges. The river is used heavily for irrigation and serves much of the surrounding communities in Central Luzon and
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The Casecnan Protected Landscape area is a haven for wildlife, some of which are unique and endangered, including the
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in Aurora. It was established to protect the watershed around the Casecnan River, a tributary of the
442:"Angara moves to declare Subic-Bataan Natural Park, Casecnan Protected Landscape as protected areas" 245: 38: 449: 201: 89: 296: 229: 192:. It has a total area of 88,846.80 hectares (219,545.2 acres) straddling the provinces of 292: 280: 261: 221: 525: 273: 249: 205: 937: 756: 410: 225: 209: 193: 81: 493: 792: 724: 269: 257: 265: 189: 93: 130: 117: 300: 233: 471: 620: 472:"New law declares 5 Cagayan Valley's protected areas as national parks" 197: 85: 220:
The protected landscape area stretches over the municipalities of
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in the Casecnan and Taan rivers in Nueva Vizcaya near
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Archived from 740: 509: 240:which flows through the mountains of central 8: 184:in the Casecnan River watershed of eastern 747: 733: 725: 516: 502: 494: 373: 371: 369: 367: 158:August 11, 1987 (Watershed forest reserve) 18: 436: 434: 949:Protected landscapes of the Philippines 333: 979:1987 establishments in the Philippines 7: 379:"The Controversial Casecnan Project" 160:April 23, 2000 (Protected landscape) 150:88,846.80 hectares (219,545.2 acres) 76: 974:Protected areas established in 1987 924:Protected areas of the Philippines 715:Protected areas of the Philippines 614:Protected landscapes and seascapes 14: 984:National parks of the Philippines 16:Protected area in the Philippines 909:Pantabangan–Carranglan Watershed 848:Game refuge and bird sanctuaries 680:Pantabangan–Carranglan Watershed 60: 53: 37: 31:V (protected landscape/seascape) 153: 98: 43:Casecnan River in Nueva Vizcaya 964:Geography of Aurora (province) 1: 798:Olongapo Naval Base Perimeter 476:Philippine Information Agency 322:Aurora Memorial National Park 893:Dibalo-Pingit-Zabali-Malayat 342:"Region 2 - Protected Areas" 178:Casecnan Protected Landscape 22:Casecnan Protected Landscape 899:Doña Remedios-General Tinio 384:. 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Archived from 303:, hornbill, kingfisher and 69:Location in the Philippines 1000: 954:Geography of Nueva Vizcaya 920: 876:Watershed forest reserves 711: 667:Watershed forest reserves 446:Senate of the Philippines 48: 36: 26: 317:Salinas Natural Monument 642:Upper Agno River Basin 411:"Proclamation No. 289" 131:16.03306°N 121.44917°E 868:Masinloc and Oyon Bay 563:Northern Sierra Madre 238:Rio Grande de Cagayan 104:San Jose, Nueva Ecija 959:Geography of Quirino 807:Protected landscapes 588:Protected landscapes 305:Philippine warty pig 902:Mariveles (Palanas) 755:Protected areas in 524:Protected areas in 165:Governing body 136:16.03306; 121.44917 127: /  905:Olongapo (Palanas) 391:on 14 October 2007 352:on 25 October 2014 228:in Nueva Vizcaya, 931: 930: 722: 721: 635:Resource reserves 572:Natural monuments 174: 173: 100:Nearest city 991: 834:Simbahan-Talagas 824:Dinadiawan River 749: 742: 735: 726: 698:Wilderness areas 518: 511: 504: 495: 488: 487: 485: 483: 468: 462: 461: 459: 457: 448:. Archived from 438: 429: 428: 426: 424: 415: 407: 401: 400: 398: 396: 390: 383: 375: 362: 361: 359: 357: 338: 297:Philippine eagle 232:in Quirino, and 142: 141: 139: 138: 137: 132: 128: 125: 124: 123: 120: 64: 63: 57: 41: 19: 999: 998: 994: 993: 992: 990: 989: 988: 944:IUCN Category V 934: 933: 932: 927: 916: 883:Angat Watershed 871: 862:Marine reserves 857: 843: 802: 773:Aurora Memorial 759: 753: 723: 718: 707: 693: 662: 651:Marine reserves 646: 630: 609: 583: 567: 551: 528: 522: 492: 491: 481: 479: 478:. 7 August 2018 470: 469: 465: 455: 453: 452:on 4 March 2016 440: 439: 432: 422: 420: 413: 409: 408: 404: 394: 392: 388: 381: 377: 376: 365: 355: 353: 340: 339: 335: 330: 313: 293:Philippine deer 289: 281:Rodrigo Duterte 262:Pantabangan Dam 222:Dupax del Norte 218: 159: 135: 133: 129: 126: 121: 118: 116: 114: 113: 73: 72: 71: 70: 67: 66: 65: 44: 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 997: 995: 987: 986: 981: 976: 971: 966: 961: 956: 951: 946: 936: 935: 929: 928: 921: 918: 917: 915: 914: 911: 906: 903: 900: 897: 894: 891: 888: 885: 879: 877: 873: 872: 870: 869: 865: 863: 859: 858: 856: 855: 854:Lake Malimanga 851: 849: 845: 844: 842: 841: 836: 831: 826: 821: 816: 810: 808: 804: 803: 801: 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 769: 767: 765:National parks 761: 760: 754: 752: 751: 744: 737: 729: 720: 719: 712: 709: 708: 706: 705: 701: 699: 695: 694: 692: 691: 688: 685: 682: 677: 674: 670: 668: 664: 663: 661: 660: 654: 652: 648: 647: 645: 644: 638: 636: 632: 631: 629: 628: 623: 617: 615: 611: 610: 608: 607: 602: 597: 591: 589: 585: 584: 582: 581: 575: 573: 569: 568: 566: 565: 559: 557: 553: 552: 550: 549: 544: 538: 536: 534:National parks 530: 529: 526:Cagayan Valley 523: 521: 520: 513: 506: 498: 490: 489: 463: 430: 402: 363: 332: 331: 329: 326: 325: 324: 319: 312: 309: 288: 285: 274:Ilongot people 250:Cagayan Valley 217: 214: 206:Corazon Aquino 182:protected area 172: 171: 166: 162: 161: 156: 152: 151: 148: 144: 143: 111: 107: 106: 101: 97: 96: 79: 75: 74: 68: 59: 58: 52: 51: 50: 49: 46: 45: 42: 34: 33: 27: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 996: 985: 982: 980: 977: 975: 972: 970: 967: 965: 962: 960: 957: 955: 952: 950: 947: 945: 942: 941: 939: 926: 925: 919: 912: 910: 907: 904: 901: 898: 895: 892: 889: 886: 884: 881: 880: 878: 874: 867: 866: 864: 860: 853: 852: 850: 846: 840: 837: 835: 832: 830: 827: 825: 822: 820: 817: 815: 812: 811: 809: 805: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 770: 768: 766: 762: 758: 757:Central Luzon 750: 745: 743: 738: 736: 731: 730: 727: 717: 716: 710: 703: 702: 700: 696: 689: 686: 683: 681: 678: 675: 672: 671: 669: 665: 659: 658:Palaui Island 656: 655: 653: 649: 643: 640: 639: 637: 633: 627: 624: 622: 619: 618: 616: 612: 606: 603: 601: 598: 596: 593: 592: 590: 586: 580: 577: 576: 574: 570: 564: 561: 560: 558: 556:Natural parks 554: 548: 547:Fuyot Springs 545: 543: 540: 539: 537: 535: 531: 527: 519: 514: 512: 507: 505: 500: 499: 496: 477: 473: 467: 464: 451: 447: 443: 437: 435: 431: 419: 412: 406: 403: 387: 380: 374: 372: 370: 368: 364: 351: 347: 343: 337: 334: 327: 323: 320: 318: 315: 314: 310: 308: 306: 302: 298: 294: 286: 284: 282: 277: 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 226:Dupax del Sur 223: 215: 213: 211: 210:Central Luzon 207: 203: 199: 195: 194:Nueva Vizcaya 191: 187: 183: 179: 170: 167: 163: 157: 149: 145: 140: 112: 108: 105: 102: 95: 91: 87: 83: 82:Nueva Vizcaya 80: 56: 47: 40: 35: 30: 29:IUCN category 25: 20: 922: 818: 793:Mount Arayat 783:Biak-na-Bato 713: 594: 480:. 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IUCN category

Map showing the location of Casecnan Protected Landscape
Nueva Vizcaya
Quirino
Aurora
Philippines
San Jose, Nueva Ecija
16°1′59″N 121°26′57″E / 16.03306°N 121.44917°E / 16.03306; 121.44917
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
protected area
Luzon
Philippines
Nueva Vizcaya
Quirino
Aurora
Corazon Aquino
Central Luzon
Dupax del Norte
Dupax del Sur
Maddela
Dipaculao
Rio Grande de Cagayan
Sierra Madre
Caraballo
Cagayan Valley
weirs
Mount Guiwan
Pantabangan Dam
Nueva Ecija

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