Negros Oriental twin lakes park joins elite ASEAN heritage list

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Three of the Philippines’ most prized natural features have now been designated as ASEAN Heritage Parks. They are the Apo Reef Natural Park in Occidental Mindoro, the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Park in Negros Oriental, and the Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary in Tawi-Tawi.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/balinsasayao-twin-lakes-natural-park-negros-oriental-asean-heritage-list-2025/

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00:00Three of the Philippines' most prized natural features have now been designated as ASEAN

00:05Heritage Parks. They are the Apo Reef Natural Park in Occidental Mindoro, the Balinsesayaw Twin Lakes

00:12Park in Negros Oriental, and the Turtle Islands Wild Dive Sanctuary in Tawi-Tawi. Their inclusion

00:17in ASEAN's list recognizes their ecological importance and qualifies them for regional

00:22cooperation and assistance. Apo Reef is the second largest contiguous reef system in the world,

00:28next to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The Balinsesayaw Twin Lakes Park is home to several

00:34endemic and globally important endangered species of animals. The Turtle Island Sanctuary is ASEAN's

00:40only major nesting habitat of green sea turtles. It's internationally recognized as a high priority

00:46for biodiversity conservation. With these, the Philippines now has a total of 14 sites under

00:52the ASEAN Conservation Program.

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