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DENR Administrative Order No. 2021-26 Rules and Regulations Governing the Establishment, Harvesting and Transport of Bamboo.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry, Land & soil
Keyword
Business/industry/corporations Certification Forest management/forest conservation Indigenous peoples Monitoring Non-timber products Offences/penalties Private forest Protection forest Public forest Registration Sustainable use Agricultural land Traditional rights/customary rights Land tenure Private land Property rights Public land
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order shall take effect after publication in a newspaper of general circulation and upon submission to the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR) from the UP Law Center.
Abstract

This Order is drafted in light of government's policy to ensure the sustainable utilization, development, management, protection and conservation of the country’s forest and other natural resources including Non-Timber Forest Products. This Order aims to encourage the establishment of bamboo plantations and to promote the sustainable use of bamboo as wood substitute in support of the development of bamboo-based industries in the Philippines. This Order shall cover all naturally grown bamboo stands, backyard farms and plantations found within forest lands, agricultural lands (alienable and disposable), mineral lands, private titled lands, and ancestral lands. The text further provides for establishment of Bamboo plantations, registration of Bamboo plantation and backyard farms, required documents and process, applicable fee, certification and grounds for suspension/cancellation of certificate, monitoring and provision of incentives to Bamboo plantation development owners and Bamboo processing enterprises. The text consists of 21 Articles and has 3 attachments.

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