f) �� Right to Safe and Clean Air and Water. — For this purpose, the ICCs/IPs shall have access to
integrated systems for the management of their inland waters and air space;
g) Right to Claim Parts of Reservations. — The right to claim parts of the ancestral domains which
have been reserved for various purposes, except those reserved and intended for common public welfare
and service; and
h) Right to Resolve Conflict. — Right to resolve land conflicts in accordance with customary laws of
the area where the land is located, and only in default thereof shall the complaints be submitted to amicable
settlement and to the Courts of Justice whenever necessary.
SECTION 8. Rights to Ancestral Lands. — The right of ownership and possession of the ICCs/IPs to
their ancestral lands shall be recognized and protected.
a) Right to transfer land/property. — Such right shall include the right to transfer land or property
rights to/among members of the same ICCs/IPs, subject to customary laws and traditions of the community
concerned.
b) Right to Redemption. — In cases where it is shown that the transfer of land/property rights by
virtue of any agreement or devise, to a nonmember of the concerned ICCs/IPs is tainted by the vitiated
consent of the ICCs/IPs, or is transferred for an unconscionable consideration or price, the transferor ICC/IP
shall have the right to redeem the same within a period not exceeding fifteen (15) years from the date of
transfer.
SECTION 9. Responsibilities of ICCs/IPs to their Ancestral Domains. — ICCs/IPs occupying a duly
certified ancestral domain shall have the following responsibilities:
a) Maintain Ecological Balance. — To preserve, restore, and maintain a balanced ecology in the
ancestral domain by protecting the flora and fauna, watershed areas, and other reserves;
b) Restore Denuded Areas. — To actively initiate, undertake and participate in the reforestation of
denuded areas and other development programs and projects subject to just and reasonable remuneration;
and
c) Observe Laws. — To observe and comply with the provisions of this Act and the rules and
regulations for its effective implementation.
SECTION 10. Unauthorized and Unlawful Intrusion. — Unauthorized and unlawful intrusion upon, or
use of any portion of the ancestral domain, or any violation of the rights hereinbefore enumerated, shall be
punishable under this law. Furthermore, the Government shall take measures to prevent nonICCs/IPs from
taking advantage of the ICCs/IPs customs or lack of understanding of laws to secure ownership, possession
of land belonging to said ICCs/IPs.
SECTION 11. Recognition of Ancestral Domain Rights. — The rights of ICCs/IPs to their ancestral
domains by virtue of Native Title shall be recognized and respected. Formal recognition, when solicited by
ICCs/IPs concerned, shall be embodied in a Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT), which shall
recognize the title of the concerned ICCs/IPs over the territories identified and delineated.