HERITAGE PARKS

Tasek Merimbun Heritage Park (Brunei)

Both a natural and cultural heritage of Brunei, this is the country’s biggest wildlife sanctuary, a recreational centre and venue for research and education. One of the seven Important Bird Areas (IBA’s). It is also known as the home of ethnic Dusuns.

Virachey National Park (Cambodia)

One of the only two areas in Cambodia known to support Germain’s peacock pheasant. It harbors Cambodia’s “humid medium elevation” habitats.

Gunung Leusur National Park (Indonesia)

The park consists of steep, almost inaccessible mountainous terrain. A part of the 2.5-million hectare Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra.

Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia)

It is one of the oldest reserves in Indonesia. It is the habitat of the Sumatra Elephant.

Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia)

One of the world’s oldest rainforests, the park boasts of the most extensive protected area of pristine lowland, evergreen rainforest in Malaysia. This national park is also the most important center of endemicity in Malay Peninsula.

Alaundaw Kathapa National Park (Myanmar)

Hilly and accented by valleys, this national park harbors a wealth of large animals, and also protects the drainage basin of two perennial rivers.

Indawgi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary (Myanmar)

The park was established for the protection of waterfowl and their habitats and the neighboring catchment areas.

Inle Lake Wildlife Sanctuary (Myanmar)

It is known for its “floating gardens”, this sanctuary is an important watershed and water source for electricity and domestic use for people living in the small billages that straddle the lake.

Nat Ma Taung National Park (Myanmar)

It is known as a “plant hunter’s paradise” for its floral buodiversity. This park features Mt. Victoria a.k.a Earth Mother Goddess— the highest mountain in Chin Hill, Chin State.

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (Singapore)

Established in 1885, it is one of the firsts to become a forest reserve.

Tarutao National Park (Thailand)

Tarutao mean “old, mysterious and primitive”, which describes this island that had been the home for centuries of the Chao Lay, or Sea Gypsies.

Bai Tu Long National Park (Vietnam)

It is considered as one of the hotspots on biodiversity of Vietnam, as it is the home of 106 rate and endangered species and the presence of locally named tung ang ecosystems.

U Minh Thuong National Park (Vietnam)

The park supports one of the last two significant areas of peat swamp forest remaining in Vietnam, and is recognized as one of the three highest priority sites for wetland conservation in the Mekong Delta.

Mount Makiling Forest Reserve (Philippines)

It lies within 65 kilometers of Metro Manila. It is 4,244 hectares in area, and lies within the municipalities of Los Baños. and Calamba in the province of Laguna, and Sto Tomas in the province of Batangas.

Mt. Apo Natural Park (Philippines)

A dormant volcano with hundreds of sulphur vents in its upper slope. It is one of the country’s highest mountain at 3,146.6 meters. It is known as the last stronghold of the remaining population of the rare and endangered Philippine Eagle.

Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (Philippines)

This lake holds water during the rainy season but disappears during the dry season, hence its name.

Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park (Philippines)

It consist of densely forested slopes, numerous caves, over a dozen mountain peaks, several waterfalls, and a hot spring. It is one of the few remaining rainforests in the Philippines where one can still find the Philippine Eagle.

Mt. Malindang Range Natural Park (Philippines)

It is composed of seven major peaks— the mountain range was formed through a series of volcanic activities throughout its long history.

Mts. Iglit-Baco National Park (Philippines)

This national park is the only place in the world where you can find the biggest remaining population of the tamaraw.

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (Philippines)

Located about 80 nautical miles southeast of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, and 60 nautical miles southwest of the Municipality of Cagayancillo.