Sibalom Natural Park
Sibalom, Antique
Sibalom Natural Park is a protected area on the island of Panay in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. The 5,511.47-hectare protected area is situated in the inland municipality of Sibalom, Antique and was proclaimed a natural park on 23 April 2000.
The park is an important watershed, having been established earlier as the Tipulu-an Mau-it Rivers Watershed Forest Reserve ...
covering 7,737 hectares on 28 June 1990. It is considered as one of the last remaining lowland forests in Panay.
The park has a mild montane forest, a lowland forest, some bushland and open cogon or grassland. Its riverbeds contain semi-precious gemstones such as agate, jasper and onyx.
The park serves as a corridor between two important bird areas on the island, the Northwest Panay Peninsula Natural Park and the Central Panay Mountain Range.
It supports 76 bird species, 28 of which are endemic to the Philippines including the Negros bleeding-heart, Walden's hornbill, Visayan hornbill, Brahminy kite, blue-naped parrot, white-winged cuckooshrike and Eastern grass owl.
Other endemic fauna known to inhabit the park include the Visayan spotted deer, Visayan warty pig, and some herpetofaunal species such as the giant Visayan frog, Negros truncated-toed chorus frog, collared monitor lizard and Philippine sailfin lizard.
The Philippine dipterocarp trees such as white lauan and apitong, and fruit trees such as antipolo and malapaho are found in the forests of Sibalom. The globally endangered giant flower, the Rafflesia speciosa, also blooms in the park. Wiki
Sibalom Natural Park News
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Antique Communities Urged To Protect Biodiversity Corridor
Ruth Martinez of the Philippine German Forest and Climate Protection (ForClim) Project Panay urged communities to take an active role in the protection of biodiversity corridors that connects wildlife population.
Biodiversity corridors serves as a highway for the movement of population of wildlife, thus we need to rehabilitate the fragmented forest so they could freely move from one location to another,
Particularly referred to were the barangays surrounding Sibalom Natural park, Cental Panay Mountain Ranges and Northwest Panay Peninsula which serves a habitat of endemic species of flora ... -
Fund Raising For Antique Biodiversity Corridor Up
A 61-kilometer bike race with the theme "Race, Restore and Reconnect for Biodiversity Corridors will be conducted on June 25, 2016 aimed to raise funds for the establishments of a biodiversity corridor between the Sibalom Natural Park and the Central Panay Mountain Range.
Mr. Jurgen Schade, Chief Adviser of the Forest and Climate Protection Project Panay said in a press statement that the Antique Mountain Bikers Association Inc. will spearhead the conduct of the 3rd Autajay Aningalan Ascent Mountain Bike Race, and more bikers are encouraged to join the event.
"The more support we get in ... -
Visiting Sibalom National Park
The crowning glory of this mesmerizing Southeast Asian territory which is nonetheless its fast-paced tourism industry has introduced to the public several national parks that have truly opened their discriminating eyes to a new horizon of an enticing global interaction with the Pearl of the Orient, from generation to generation. Around the vastness of the Philippine archipelago, the beauteous Sibalom National Park has been declared by the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources as a protected area since in 2000. For those of you out there, who are not familiar with this famous touris ...
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Strengthen the five capitals to adapt to climate change
Strengthening the capital assets of households minimises their vulnerability to climate variability and extremes, according to a recent study in the Philippines, says Tessa Beyer
Dr Rodel Lasco and colleagues, who measured the vulnerabilities of three, upland, forest-edge villages near the Sibalom Natural Park in the Philippines, found that greater access to education, government support, income sources, crop production and basic infrastructure would improve the asset base of households and consequently lessen the impact of climate-associated risks on their livelihoods.
Dr Lasco, who is ... -
DENR calls for protection of Antique natural attractions
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has called for community participation in the protection of the Antique's natural parks and mountain ranges.
The campaign is in line with the advocacy on climate change mitigation and adaptation, a collaborative effort of DENR and Philippine Information Agency.
Beverly Salvan, Information Officer of DENR-Antique during her presentation of the State of Environment of Antique before the members of the Antique Association of Information Officers reiterated the appeal for the protection of natural parks and mountain ranges which is essentia ... -
Protect Antique natural parks mountain ranges
Environment officials called on the community to help protect Antique's natural parks and mountain ranges.
Antique has two natural parks ??" the Sibalom Natural Park, 5,511.47 hectares, and the Northwest Panay Peninsula, 7,092.28 hectares ??" and a mountain range, the Central Panay Mountains.
Central Panay Mountains cover the towns of San Remigio, Valderrama, Bugasong, Laua-an, Culasi, Tibiao, Barbaza, and Sebaste.
Calls for the protection of these areas were part of the climate change mitigation and adaptation advocacy of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and ...