DENR Memorandum Circular No. 2012-01 establishing the Implementation of the National Greening Programme. Country/Territory Philippines Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Plant protection Planting material/seeds Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Public forest Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia Abstract This Order establishes the Implementation of the National Greening Programme. In order to have an effective implementation of the National Greening Programme (NGP), pursuant to Executive Order No. 26, it is directed to: Stress the importance of trees protective function; Identify, survey and map contiguous planting sites; Prioritize the identified poor municipalities by the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) and the National Convergence Initiative (NCI) areas for development; In coordination with Peoples' Organizations (POs) and LGUs concerned on identified planting sites, identify and propagate on-site species of forest trees, fruit-bearing trees, industrial crops, fuelwood and bamboo species for planting in production forests, preferably indigenous species; Provide technical support to partner POs and CSOs to ensure high rates of seedlings; Engage the PTFCF's and FPE's assisted CSOs in the production and planting of indigenous forest species pursuant to the MOA among DENR and the PTFCF and FPE. CENROs/PENROs shall submit to the REDS concerned for consolidation and submission to the Office of the Secretary through the Office of the Undersecretary for Field Operations, the list of CSOs engaged in the production of indigenous species, and plantation establishment, maintenance and protection, for monitoring and evaluation purposes; Implement plantation maintenance and protection activities in all NGP planting sites; Adopt the use of the NGP computer-based reporting system through the NGP website and the NGP geo-tagging M&E system; Implement the MOAs between the DENR and national government agencies and other partner organizations such as the PNP, SUCs, MAP, private business, among others, by providing planting sites, technical assistance and other appropriate support to ensure successful implementation of the Agreement. Full text English Website forestry.denr.gov.ph References - Legislation Implements Executive Order declaring an Interdepartmental Convergence Initiative for a National Greening Programme (No. 26 of 2011). Legislation | Philippines | 2011 Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural development, Policy/planning, Afforestation/reforestation, Agro-forestry, Wetlands, Forest management/forest conservation, Indigenous peoples, Plant production, Planting material/seeds Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by DENR Memorandum Order No. 2012-02 establishing the Uniform Replacement Ratio for Cut or Relocated Trees. Legislation | Philippines | 2012 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Public forest, Timber extraction/logging, Afforestation/reforestation, Timber, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX