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Memorandum Order creating the Lake Lanao Watershed Protection and Development Council and for other purposes (No. 421 of 1992).

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No. 13 of 4 May, 1992, pp. 2521-22.
Subject
Energy, Water
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Hydropower generation Institution Freshwater pollution Water conservation zone Freshwater resources management Basin/catchment/watershed Data collection/reporting Policy/planning Non-governmental entity Pollution control Inland waters
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

The Lake Lanao watershed Reservation is established under Proclamation No. 871 of 1992 in order to preserve a water resource for hydro-electric power, agricultural and other purposes. Here a Council consisting of Government officers and representatives of non-government organizations is created to formulate a plan for the protection and management of the lake, the installation of hydro-electric devices, the establishment of a watershed databank, and the preparation of policy recommendations.

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