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Forest cover in the Philippines has declined significantly from 92% in 1575 to 24% in 2003. [11] Under the centralised forest management regime of Ferdinand Marcos between 1970 and 1980, annual deforestation was particularly high at 300,000 hectares. [5]
An update to the strategy published by the Forest and Management Bureau of the Philippines showed that as of 2017, the county was still in the early phase of preparing to implement its REDD+ Strategy. [34] Executive Order 23 was signed in February 2011 banning logging throughout the country. [35]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman), abbreviated as DENR, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the conservation, management, development, and proper use of the country’s environment in natural resources, specifically forest and grazing lands, mineral resources, including those in ...
The department is also tasked with ensuring sustainable management of the Philippines' natural resources. [72] The Philippine Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) is responsible for environmental impact assessments, pollution prevention and control, as well as enforcing six main environmental laws in the Philippines. [ 73 ]
During 1987, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources was formally established. Under this department, the Forest Management Bureau was the sector that focuses on preserving the forest and the harvesting of its resources. [90] The Philippines have an actual forest cover at 6.5 million hectares (ha) or 24% of the total land area.
To facilitate implementation of forest-related agreements and foster a common understanding on sustainable forest management;; To provide for continued policy development and dialogue among Governments, international organizations, including major groups, as identified in Agenda 21 as well as to address forest issues and emerging areas of concern in a holistic, comprehensive and integrated manner,
Community Based Mangrove Management (CBMM) is a sustainable approach for conserving the rapidly disappearing mangrove forests. It can be defined as community driven management and rehabilitation of mangrove forests involving resource users in the management process directly. CBMM decentralizes authority and power from government to local ...
The islands were proclaimed as a Critical Habitat by the Philippine government through Presidential Proclamation No. 1412 on April 22, 2007. [6] It covered 175 hectares (430 acres) covering the two interconnected islands where important bird habitats such as mangroves, beach forests, lagoons, and mudflats are found. [ 7 ]