DENR Administrative Order No. 10 of 2015 establishing the Guidelines on the delineation and demarcation of boundaries of protected areas under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS).

This Administrative Order, consisting of 11 sections and completed by five Annexes, establishes the Guidelines on the delineation and demarcation of boundaries of protected areas under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS). Pursuant to art. XII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, Republic Act No. 7586 or the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992, DENR Administrative Order No. 26 of 2008 or the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the NIPAS Act, this Order prescribes procedures for the above mentioned Guidelines. In order to secure the Filipino people of the present and future generations the perpetual existence of native plants and animals through the establishment of a comprehensive system of integrated protected areas within the classification of National Parks, as provided in the Philippine Constitution (1). This Order aims to provide the specific guidelines and procedures for the survey, delineation and demarcation of boundaries of all protected areas under the NIPAS (2). It applies to all protected areas established and to be established pursuant to the NIPAS Act of 1992. Protected areas designated through Presidential Proclamation shall be delineated while areas already covered by Congressional Act shall be demarcated on the ground. Areas identified as initial components of the NIPAS will be excluded in the delineation activities until they had undergone all the requirements for establishment as protected areas (3). Annexes list Proposed Boundary Markers for Protected Areas.