Buenavista Protected Landscape

Buenavista Protected Landscape
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of Buenavista Protected Landscape
Map showing the location of Buenavista Protected Landscape
Location of the Buenavista Protected Landscape
LocationQuezon, Philippines
Nearest cityLucena
Coordinates13°31′59″N 122°25′59″E / 13.53306°N 122.43306°E / 13.53306; 122.43306
Area284.27 hectares (702.4 acres)
EstablishedJune 27, 1937 (Watershed forest reserve)
April 23, 2000 (Protected landscape)
Governing bodyDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources

The Buenavista Protected Landscape is a conservation area and an archaeological site located on Bondoc Peninsula in the southern Luzon province of Quezon in the Philippines. It conserves an important watershed area composed of secondary-growth forest, grassland and coconut land in the rural village of Buenavista within the coastal municipality of Mulanay.[1] The area was primarily set aside for watershed protection and timber production in 1937 by President Manuel L. Quezon covering approximately 356 hectares (880 acres).[2] In 2000, it was reestablished by President Joseph Estrada as a protected landscape area under the National Integrated Protected Areas System.[3] The area is known as the site of an ancient village containing unique limestone graves discovered in 2011. The protected area, including the limestone tombs of Kamhantik were recommended by various scholars to be included in the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, yet government or private entities have yet to file a tentative nomination to the UNESCO Secretariat.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Buenavista Protected Landscape". Ecotourism Calabarzon. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Proclamation No. 166, s. 1937". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Proclamation No. 294, s. 2000". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. ^ "1,000-year-old village found in Philippines". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Unique ancient tombs found in Quezon province". Sun.Star. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2015.