The Philippines' Apo Reef Natural Park has been named Outstanding Marine Protected Area by Marine Conservation Institute at the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources Protected Area Superintendent for Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP) Krystal Dayne Villanada (right, standing) and
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD. Occidental Mindoro's Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP) bags the prestigious Blue Park Award for exceptional marine wildlife conservation at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal on July 1, 2022. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said the award is a testament to the hard work of the government and all stakeholders in protecting and conserving the marine protected area. (Photo courtesy of DENR) MANILA - Occidental Mindoro's Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP) bagged the prestigious Blue Park Award for exceptional marine wildlife conservation at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. Apo Reef, along with Indonesia's Raja Ampat Islands Marine Conservation Area and Colombia's Old Providence McBean Lagoon National Park, was selected by an international council of marine conservation experts, which was assembled by the United States-based non-government organization Marine Conservation Institute. "We are very ha