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Palawan News: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - Puerto Princesa Underground River declared as ‘Wetland of International Importance’: The Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) has been declared “Wetland of International Importance” by the Swiss-based Ramsar Convention on Wetlands on October 28, 2012. Its inclusion as Ramsar Site No. 2084 is the fifth for the Philippines; the other four sites are Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary in Mindanao, Naujan Lake National Park in Oriental Mindoro, Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary in Cebu, and Tubbataha Reefs National Park in Palawan, all declared in 1999. Wetlands are on the Ramsar List because of their ecological, botanical, zoological, limnological or hydrological importance....Full Story»