Central Cebu Protected Landscape

The Central Cebu Protected Landscape, or the CCPL, is a protected area located in the mountains and watersheds of central Cebu in the Philippines. The CCPL covers what used to be known as the Buhisan Dam, Mananga Watershed Forest Reserve, Kotkot-Lusuran Watershed Forest Reserve, and the Sudlon National Park. The protected area spans convert|29062|ha|acre of adjoining forestlands and watersheds located in the middle of the province. The CCPL houses many of Cebu's endemic and indigenous species.The CCPL is also home to several threatened species , such as the Cebu Flowerpecker, Black Shama, the Cebu Cinnamon tree("Cinnamomum cebuense"), a rare new kind of orchid, the Streak-breasted Bulbul, the Rufous-lored Kingfisher, and the Philippine Tube-nosed Fruit Bat among others. It is in this area where the critically endangered Cebu flowerpecker was rediscovered in 1992. The area is also home to the newly-opened Kan-irag Nature Park [. [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2007/06/18/arroyo.signs.law.on.watersheds.html Arroyo signs law on watersheds] , "Sun.Star", June 18 2007]

See also

*Cebu Flowerpecker
*Black Shama

References