This Administrative Order, consisting of 18 sections and 3 Annexes, establishes on the Guidelines on Ecotourism Planning and Management in Protected Areas. These Guidelines aim at recognizing and operationalizing ecotourism for the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in protected areas. Specific objectives are: to institutionalize ecotourism planning and management process in protected area management; to promote advocacy on the concept and principles of ecotourism; to introduc