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DENR Memorandum Circular No. 2010-11 establishing the Revised Regulations Governing Forest Tree Seed and Seedling Production, Collection and Disposition.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Plant protection Planting material/seeds Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Public forest Monitoring
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force upon acknowledgement by the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR), and fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newsletter of general circulation.
Abstract

This Administrative Order, consisting of 18 Sections and completed by A-K Annexes, establishes the Revised Regulations Governing Forest Tree Seed and Seedling Production, Collection and Disposition. It aims to attain the following: Ensure the continuous production of adequate supply of pheno-typically and genetically-improved planting materials to meet the requirements for high quality seeds and seedlings by the government and private sectors in the establishment and development of tree plantations, tree farms, forest gardens, forestation, agroforestation projects, and rehabilitation of watersheds and coastal areas; Develop a forest tree seed and seedling documentation and registry system for effective forest tree seed collection, handling and disposition; and sustainable seedling production; Develop an accreditation system for government, Local Government Units (LGUs), and private seed production areas for the operation of a forest nursery; Provide strategies and guidelines for the establishment, maintenance and protection of existing and potential Seed Production Areas (SPAS), Seedling Seed Orchards (SSOs), Seedling Clonal Orchards (SCOs) and Seed Sources (SS); and in the determination of quality planting materials; and Update the seed calendar for each forest tree species to serve as a guide for appropriate seed collection period.

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