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Carac Carac-an watershed forest reserves
Fast Facts of Carac Carac--an Watershed Forest Reserves Area Coverage
: 43, 601 hectares
Parcel of Watershed
: Five (5) watersheds: Carac Carac-an River (23,570 hectares), Buyaan River (6,683 hectares),Sipangpang (1,218 hectares), Alamio Rivers (5,085 hectares), Panikian River 7,045 (hectares)
Legal Basis
: Presidential Proclamation No. 1747 signed on March 23, 2009
Irrigation System Serves
: 6,955 hectares of communal irrigation systems
Farmer Farmer-beneficiaries
: 3,346 farmers benefited from irrigation systems
Local Administration
: PAMB Caraga organized in June 2009
the source of communal irrigation system and home of endangered flora and fauna.
Presidential Proclamation No. 1747
DENR Regional Office XIII
Brgy. Ambago, Butuan City, 8600 Website: http://caraga.denr.gov.ph/ E-mail: denrcaraga@yahoo.com or pmd.misss@gmail.com
Regional Public Affairs Office
Tel. No.: (085) 341-32-29 Carac-an Watershed Forest Reserves ♼ October 2015 http://issuu.com/cdo-caraga
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Carac-an watershed Forest Reserves
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arac-an Watershed Forest Reserves covers the five parcels of watershed of Alamio, Buyaan, Carac-an, Panikian Rivers and Sipangpang Falls Watershed Forest Reserves. It is one of the protected area in Caraga region under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992. The Presidential Proclamation No. 1747 dated March 23, 2009 declared portions of the public domain of Alamio, Buyaan, Carac-an, Panikian Rivers and Sipangpang falls situated in the Municipalities of Carrascal, Cantilan and Madrid in the Province of Surigao del Sur and in the Municipalities of Jabonga, Santiago and Cabadbaran in the Province of Agusan del Norte as “Critical Watershed Forest Reserves”.
Biological Importance The Carac-an Watershed Forest Reserves is the habitat of rare and endangered fauna species such as Rufous and tarictic hornbill, Philippine raptors, mammals, reptiles and ampibians. It is also host of dipterocarp species such as Lauan, yakal and premium species such as narra and the hardest wood- mancono tree. Hydrological Features Carac-an river is the main water source of Cantilan National Irrigation System with service area of 2,500 hectares and 2,745 farmers. Alamio river is the water source of Cabas-an Communal Irrigation System with service area of 150 hectares and 124 farmer-beneficiaries. Panikian river is the main water source of Panikian Communal Irrigation System with service area of 4,080 hectares and 300 farmer-beneficiaries. Buyaan River is the main water source of Buyaan 1 Communal Irrigation System with service area of 225 hectares and 177 farmer-beneficiaries.
Sipangpang waterfalls is potential source for hydropower.