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DENR Memorandum Circular No. 2004-12 establishing the Revised Guidelines Governing the Identification of Forest Areas for the Establishment of African Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis Jacq.) Plantation.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Planting material/seeds Policy/planning Forest management/forest conservation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Private forest Research Zoning Oleaginous plants Plant production Plant variety
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Memorandum Circular enters into force immediately.
Abstract

This DENR Memorandum Circular establishes the Revised Guidelines Governing the Identification of Forest Areas for the Establishment of African Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis Jacq.) Plantation. The revised guidelines aim at guiding and implementing the following: the establishment of African oil palm plantation may be allowed in open areas/brushland areas of forest lands with slope of not more than 50% as not designated protected areas; In no case shall African oil palm plantation be allowed within Protected Areas covered by Republic Act (RA) No 7586 or the National Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS) law; Areas proposed for African oil palm plantation establishment have to be jointly certified by the Competent Authority of DENR as suitable and available, respectively, for African oil palm plantation development.

Full text
English
Website
forestry.denr.gov.ph