| Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 The Upper Marikina River Basin in Rodriguez | |
.svg)  Location in the Philippines | |
| Location | Rizal, Philippines |
| Nearest city | Antipolo |
| Coordinates | 14°40′16″N 121°12′50″E / 14.67111°N 121.21389°E |
| Area | 26,125.64 hectares (64,557.9 acres) |
| Established | July 26, 1904 (Watershed reservation) November 24, 2011 (Protected landscape) |
| Governing body | Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
The Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape is a protected area in the Province of Rizal in the Philippines, which forms the upper area of the drainage basin of the Marikina River.
The term "Marikina Watershed" is sometimes used to specifically refer to this protected area, but is also generally to the river's entire drainage basin, from the Sierra Madre Mountains of Rizal Province all the way to the Napindan area in Pasig, where its mouth empties into the Pasig River.
The Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape had been named the Marikina Watershed Reservation[1][2] until November, 2011, when President Benigno S. Aquino III upgraded [3] its status from "reservation" to "protected landscape."[4][5]
- ^ De Vera, Ellalyn (September 29, 2011), Watershed eyed as protected area, retrieved 2013-01-13
- ^ Nicer, Daniel Darius M. "The Law That Giveth Life To A Watershed: Defending the Marikina Watershed Reservation" (PDF). Philippine Law Journal. 79 (1). Diliman, Quezon City: University of the Philippines College of Law: 151–181. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ^ Aquino, Benigno Simeon III (2011-11-24), Proclamation No. 296 Declaring the Marikina Watershed Reservation situated in the City of Antipolo and in the Municipalities of Baras, Rodriguez, San Mateo, and Tanay, all in the Province of Rizal as Protected Area Pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 or the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) act of 1992 and shall be known as the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape, retrieved 2012-07-07
- ^ DENR Memorandum Circular No. 2004-09. Description, AMENDING DMC 35, SERIES OF 1993 re: Criteria and Categorization of Protected Areas under the National Integrated Protected Areas System, retrieved 2012-12-31
- ^ Republic Act No 7586 known as the NIPAS act (PDF) (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-02, retrieved 2012-12-31