The MPA database started out as a project to document the management of marine protected areas in the Visayas region. Its main activity was to document and record the management status of local and nationally managed MPAs. A rating system was utilized by CCEF so that MPA management committees are guided in improving the management of these sites. With a recent funding from the UNICO Conservation Foundation, the important work of supporting hundreds of MPAs scattered mainly in Visayas is continued.
Distribution and number of MPAs by province
Province | Number of MPAs |
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Antique | 1 |
Bohol | 13 |
Batangas | 3 |
Camiguin | 1 |
Cebu | 17 |
Camarines Norte | 1 |
Davao Oriental | 1 |
Davao del Sur | 3 |
Iloilo | 1 |
Leyte | 1 |
Mindoro Occidental | 1 |
Mindoro Oriental | 3 |
Misamis Oriental | 1 |
Misamis Occidental | 2 |
Negros Oriental | 8 |
Palawan | 17 |
Pangasinan | 2 |
Quezon | 1 |
Southern Leyte | 1 |
Samar | 1 |
Siquijor | 1 |
Sarangani | 1 |
Sorsogon | 1 |
Surigao del Sur | 3 |
La Union | 1 |
Zambales | 1 |
Zamboanga del Norte | 2 |
Zamboanga Sibugay | 1 |
Zamboanga del Sur | 3 |
Number of MPAs in the database: 93