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DENR Administrative Order No. 2012-05 establishing the Guidelines on Surveillance, Monitoring, Prevention, Control and Reporting of Forest Pests.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Public forest Timber Monitoring Pests/diseases Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force immediately.
Abstract

This Order, consisting of eight Sections and two Appendices, establishes the Guidelines on Surveillance, Monitoring, Prevention, Control and Reporting of Forest Pests. Pursuant to Sec. 37 of Presidential Decree No. 705, known as the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines, the following guidelines on surveillance, monitoring, prevention, control and reporting of forest pests are hereby promulgated. The policy of the State ensures the sustainable use, development, management and conservation of the country's forest resources. The government, through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), promotes the use of high quality planting materials in the establishment of tree plantations, tree farms, agro-forestry and other forestation activities for biodiversity conservation and sustainable production, and supply of wood and other forest products in the country. The guidelines shall cover the surveillance, monitoring, prevention, control and reporting of pests in natural forests, plantations, agroforestry areas, mining areas, protected areas, ancestral lands and private forest lands. Appendices establish specific procedures to monitor forest pests through DENR Forest Pests Surveillance Field Forms.

Full text
English
Website
forestry.denr.gov.ph

References - Legislation

Implements

Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines (Presidential Decree No. 705).

Legislation | Philippines | 1975

Keyword: Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Institution, Timber extraction/logging, Protection forest, Public forest, Concession, Classification/declassification, Afforestation/reforestation, Timber, Agro-forestry, Grazing, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit, Pastoralism, Lease

Source: FAO, FAOLEX