Amro River Protected Landscape

The Amro River Protected Landscape is a protected landscape area located in the province of Aurora in eastern Central Luzon in the Philippines. It preserves the primary water source for agricultural, power generation and domestic consumption of the remote northern Auroran communities on the Pacific coast. The area was first established in 1990 as the Amro River Watershed Forest Reserve to protect, maintain and improve the water yield of the Amro River as declared through Proclamation No. 633 by President Corazón Aquino. In 2000, the forest reserve was reclassified as a protected landscape under the National Integrated Protected Areas System with the enactment of Proclamation No. 274 by President Joseph Estrada. It is one of five declared protected areas of the Philippines in Aurora.

Amro River Protected Landscape
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Location in the Philippines
LocationAurora, Philippines
Nearest citySantiago
Coordinates16°20′13.86″N 122°05′59.49″E
Area6,471.08 hectares (15,990.4 acres)
EstablishedAugust 28, 1990 (Watershed forest reserve)
April 23, 2000 (Protected landscape)
Governing bodyDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources
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