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DENR Administrative Order No.2021-11 Guidelines in the Processing and Issuing of Permits for the Cutting, Removal and Relocation of Naturally Growing Trees.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Collecting/harvesting Environmental fees/charges Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Offences/penalties Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order shall take effect fifteen days after its publication in one newspaper of general circulation and upon acknowledgement of receipt of a copy thereof by the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR), UP Law Center, Quezon City.
Abstract

This Order is aiming to streamline the procedures and approval process governing the issuance of permits for the cutting, removal and relocation of naturally grown trees within private and public/forest lands; and to come up with a consolidated policy to promote reliable and concise information in a usable and coherent manner. The text provides for application requirements and grant of permits for naturally growing trees by the concerned DENR Regional Executive Director. All naturally grown trees cut and harvested inside private and public/forest lands shall be subjected to payment of forest charges. Penal provision is enacted for the harvesting, gathering, and transport of naturally-growing trees without the necessary permit. This Order consists of 11 Articles.

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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

Executive Order No. 192 Providing for the Reorganisation of the Department of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Renaming it as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and for Other Purposes.

Legislation | Philippines | 1990

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Protected area, Protection of environment, Research, Special fund, Institution, Policy/planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Governance, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge

Source: FAO, FAOLEX