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3-month off season in Mt. Apo begins to ensure protection, conservation

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A climber wears a face mask while hiking across Mt. Apo’s boulders as protection against the novel coronavirus as well as fumes from the sulfur vents. Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/12/31/apo1.jpg"/><figcaption>A climber wears a face mask while hiking across Mt. Apo’s boulders as protection against the novel coronavirus as well as fumes from the sulfur vents. Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News/File</figcaption></figure></div><p>Trekking and camping activities are temporarily prohibited in the Philippines&#x27; highest summit Mount Apo as it officially begins its off-season Wednesday.</p><p>The Mount Apo Natural Park - Protected Area Management Board started implementing annual off-season since last year or every 1st of June up to the 31st of August every year. The closure is pursuant to MANP-PAMB En Banc Resolution No. 08, series of 2021.</p><p>The Department of Environment and Natural Resource in Davao region said in a statement that the entire season gives time for the &quot;sacred mountain&quot; to recuperate.</p><p>&quot;It is to likewise allow the wild life species to enjoy their habitat without disturbance,&quot; DENR Davao said.</p><p>For Sta. Cruz Tourism Office, it will also give way for trails and campsites to rest and rehabilitate and for wildlife to breed and reproduce.</p><p>&quot;Further, it is to ensure the protection and conservation of Mt. Apo considering its aesthetic, economic, cultural and ecological importance and its unique biodiversity,&quot; DENR Davao added.</p><p>Trekking activities will resume on Sept. 1.</p><p>The Mount Apo Natural Park, with a total land area of about 64,000 hectares, is located in south-central Mindanao spanning the provinces of North Cotabato in Region 12, and Davao del Sur and Davao City in Region 11.</p><p>With an altitude of 2,954 meters above sea level, it is the highest mountain and one of the most popular nature-based tourism sites in the country.</p><p>MANP was declared a protected area and a component of the National Protected Areas System under Republic Act 9237 in 2003.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1807366" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div><strong>— report from Hernel Tocmo</strong></div>

Trekking and camping activities are temporarily prohibited in the country's highest summit Mt. Apo as it officially begins its off-season Wednesday.