The Northwest Panay Peninsula Natural Park is located on the island of Panay, in the provinces of Aklan and Antique of the Philippines which was proclaimed a natural park by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on 18 April 2002 (Presidential Proclamation No. 186, 2002).

Feb 21, 2024 · This natural park is not just a beacon of biodiversity, but it also serves as a vital lifeline, providing water to over 100,000 inhabitants that includes the residents and tourists of Boracay. The forest within NPPNP ensures a steady supply of water all year round by channeling water from the rains into a system of springs and rivers.

May 20, 2024 · THE RECENT sighting of the critically-endangered Visayan warty pigs in the Northwest Panay Peninsula Natural Park (NPPNP) is, indeed, an exciting wildlife discovery. But it is also a reminder of the urgent need to protect, preserve, and conserve one of the last bastions of biodiversity in the Philippines.

The NPPNP stands as one of Panay Island’s largest low-elevation tropical rainforests, serving as a habitat for a diverse range of endemic and endangered flora and fauna, including the Visayan Warty Pig, Philippine Macaque, Negros Bleeding Heart Dove, and Visayan Tarictic Hornbill.

The NPPNP is an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA; BirdLife International 2024a) due to the presence of five globally threatened species: Negros Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi; CR), Writhe-billed Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni; CR), Visayan Hornbill (Penelopides panini; EN), White-winged Cuckooshrike (Analisoma ostenta; VU), and ...

Jan 10, 2024 · The Northwest Panay Peninsula Natural Park (NPPNP) provides so much—way more than any destructive industrial development could. So, let's stand strong for the real values of sustainability and team up to protect NPPNP.

Oct 17, 2024 · PANAY ISLAND, Philippines — In the northwest section of Panay lies the Northwest Panay Peninsula Natural Park (NPPNP), a protected area shared by the two provinces of Antique and Aklan.

Sep 25, 2023 · The Northwest Panay Peninsula Natural Park (NPPNP) is a vital rainforest area that urgently requires intervention to halt wind turbine construction. PhilinCon has emphasized the need for sustainable development within NPPNP, highlighting the importance of balancing progress with biodiversity preservation.

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NPPNP shelters iconic wildlife, such as the Tarictic and Dulungan Hornbills, and other endemic species of flora and fauna in the Western Visayas. Aside from its biodiversity, NPPNP serves as a valuable watershed, supplying water to Boracay Island and its surrounding municipalities. As the principal author of the Expanded National Integrated ...