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Presidential Decree No. 1515 vesting the jurisdiction and control over watershed reservations in the Ministry of Energy and for other purposes.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
1978
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry, Water
Keyword
Afforestation/reforestation Basin/catchment/watershed Environmental planning Monitoring Soil conservation/soil improvement Forest management/forest conservation Policy/planning Freshwater pollution Hydropower generation Freshwater resources management Pollution control Water conservation zone Inland waters
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

Stricter measures should be adopted for their better protection, development, management and rehabilitation of watersheds. The Ministry of Energy has a mandate to formulate and implement the government's policies, plans and programs on the development of energy resources of all kinds. In the believe that the Ministry is in a better position than the Bureau of Forest Development to protect, manage, develop and rehabilitate watershed areas, now control, jurisdiction and regulation of all watersheds shall be transferred from the Bureau to the Ministry of Energy. The Ministry of Energy may exercise its powers, functions, and responsibilities over watershed areas and reservations through the National Power Corporation (NPC) or another designated government agency. Tasks of protection shall include but not be limited to: identification of watershed areas which require immediate rehabilitation and development; preparation of plans and programs for the maximum utilisation of watershed resources; formulation of plans and development programs for resettlement and relocation; undertake afforestation, reforestation and physical rehabilitation measures in critically denuded watershed areas; and development, maintenance and management of tree farms within adequately vegetated watersheds for the production of transmission line poles.

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Executive Order No. 206 adopting the Policy for Ensuring Sustainable Renewable Energy Resource Management and Mandating the Department of Energy (DOE) to lead in its implementation.

Legislation | Philippines | 2016

Keyword: Renewable energy, Sustainable development, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX