Controversy over Captain’s Peak Resort sparks debates on accountability in preserving protected areas

The controversy over Captain’s Peak Resort – an establishment built within the protected area of the Chocolate Hills – sparked multiple debates about accountability in the preservation of the nation’s protected areas.

Besides an Environmental Compliance Certificate, project proponents who wish to construct buildings within protected areas must also secure a Special Use Agreement in Protected Areas . 'It doesn’t mean that when you are issued an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC), you already have a permit to construct whatever you want inside your lot,' environmental lawyer Benjamin Cabrido Jr. says.

The controversy over Captain’s Peak Resort – an establishment built within the protected area of the Chocolate Hills – sparked multiple debates about accountability in the preservation of the nation’s protected areas. This accountability covers government agencies and private tourism site owners of Bohol and the whole Visayas region

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