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may include social, political, cultural, economic, religious spheres, and
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which are the direct outcome of the indigenous peoples, responses to
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certain needs consisting o f adaptive mechanisms which have allowed
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indigenous peoples to survive andthrive within
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and biophysical conditions;
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(1)
their given socio-cultural
Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) - the sites of global significance
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for biodiversity conservation identified using globally standard criteria and
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thresholds, based on the needs of biodiversity requiring safeguards at the
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site scale. These criteria are based on the framework o f vulnerability and
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irreplaceability widely used in systematic conservation planning;
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(m) /Vaf/ic>/7^//C(C4/?e,p ,/ 5 ^ ry -th e national information management
system that contains records on pertinent information on ICCAs;
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(n)
A'af/Ve 77^/e-pre-conquest rights to lands and domains which,
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as far back as memory reaches, have been held under a claim of private
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ownership by ICCs/IPs, have never been public lands and are thus
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indisputably presumed to have been held that way since before the Spanish
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Conquest;
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(o)
Sustainabie traditionai resource rights (STRRs) - the rights of
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ICCs/IPs to sustainably use, manage, protect and conserve a) land, air,
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water, and minerals; b) plants, animals and other organisms; c) collecting,
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fishing and hunting grounds; d) sacred sites; and e) other areas of
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economic, ceremonial and aesthetic value in accordance with their
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indigenous knowledge, beliefs, systemsandpractices.
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SEC. 4. Scope and C o v e r a g e . Act shall apply to all ancestral domains and
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lands, whether held by native title or formally recognized under a Certificate of
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Ancestral Domain Title or Certificate of Ancestral Land Title issued under Republic
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Act No. 8371.
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It shall also apply to ancestral domains and lands within national parks or
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protected areas under Republic Act No. 7586, as amended by Republic Act No.
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11038, otherwise known as the "Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas
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System Act of 2018 (ENIPAS Act)., otherwise known as the "Nationai Integrated
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Protected Areas System (NIPAS) A ct o f 1992
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