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Department Administrative Order No.2021 - 21 Adopting the Field Manual for Tree Seed Collection, Processing and Certification of Quality Planting Materials and Providing Mechanisms on ITS Adopting.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Agro-forestry Certification Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Offences/penalties Planting material/seeds
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order shall take effect upon acknowledgment by the Office of the National Administrative Registry (ONAR), and fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newsletter of general circulation.
Abstract

This Order objectives are to ensuring the continuous production of adequate supply of phenotypically and genetically-improved planting materials, to developing a forest tree seed and seedling documentation and registry system for effective forest tree seed collection, handling and disposition; to developing an accreditation system for government, local government units (LGUs), and private seed production areas for the operation of forest nursery; to providing strategies and guidelines for the establishment, maintenance and protection of existing and potential seeds and seedlings development and to update the seed calendar for each forest tree species. The Order further provides for creation of National Forest Tree Seed Committee (NFTSC) and Field Forest Tree Seed Committee (FFTSC), certification of seeds and other sources of planting materials, fund support and penal provisions. The text consists of 12 Articles.

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References - Legislation

Amends

Forestry Sector Administrative Order No. 09 on regulating forest tree seed production, collection and disposition.

Legislation | Philippines | 1995

Keyword: Processing/handling, Afforestation/reforestation, Private forest, Public forest, Offences/penalties, Planting material/seeds, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX