PHILIPPINES FOREST
RESOURCES
Presenters:
Herrera, Gerome Mae
Nacario, John
Zuñiga, Richard
What is Forest Resources?
It is the resource of all the benefits derived from
forest land, including forest products, soil
productivity, water, fisheries, wildlife, recreation,
and aesthetic or other traditional values of Indian
forest land.
Status of Philippine Forestry
In terms of its social and economic impacts, forest management in the
Philippines has passed through two stages and is entering a third.
• In stage one, large areas of forest were converted to farmland to
support a growing population.
• In stage two, the country sought to augment agricultural development
by developing an industrial economy based largely on natural
resources. Forest exploitation accelerated during this stage, resulting in
a logging boom. Faced with diminishing forest resources, local forest-
based industries were forced to diversify or go out of business.
• In the third, and current, stage, concerted efforts are being made to
reverse the decline in forest area and quality, and protect the country's
remaining natural forests.
Programs for the Forest
1. Enhanced National Greening Program
- an integrated approach to ecosystems management and governance
2. Delineation and Demarcation of Forest Management Zones
- to clearly mark on the ground the extent of forestlands that need proper
management and protection
3. Forest Plantation Development for Round Wood Production
- to meet the projected demands for round wood and to reduce threats in the remaining
natural forests
4. Fuel wood/ Bio Energy Plantation Development
- a key component strategy to meet the absence of legal source of fuel wood that can
threaten natural forests
Programs for the Forest
5. Management of Grazing Lands
- to develop improved fodder sources and practice cut and carry system of raising
livestock
6. Watershed Management and Rehabilitation
- priority watersheds will be protected and rehabilitated to ensure continuous
supply of water for irrigation, energy and domestic and industrial uses
7. Urban Forestry
- establishment and management of patches of forests in urban environments to
enhance the physiological and psychological well-being of local people
Global Forest
Goals
Forest Policies
1. Decentralization
2. Resource Tenure
3. Forest Development
DENR Bureaus with Forestry-Related Functions
Ecosystem Research and Development Bureau (ERDB)
- Integrated the Forest Research Institute (FORI) and the National Mangrove
Committee
Forest Management Bureau (FMB)
- Primarily mandated to advise the DENR secretary on matters pertaining to
forest development and conservation
Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB)
- Formulates and recommends policies, guidelines, rules and regulations for
the establishment and management of an Integrated Protected Areas System
comprising national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and refuges, marine parks
and biosphere reserves
Forestry-Related Laws and Policies
Proclamation No. 643 (2003)
Enjoining the Active Participation of all Government Agencies, including
Government-owned and Controlled Corporations, Private Sector, Schools,
Civil Society Groups and the Citizenry in Tree Planting Activity and Declaring
June 25, 2003 as Philippines Arbor Day
Executive Order No. 23 (2011)
Declaring a Moratorium on the Cutting and Harvesting of Timber in the
Natural and Residual Forests and Creating the Anti-Illegal Logging Task
Force
Republic Act No. 10690 (2015)
The Forestry Profession Law
Forestry-Related Laws and Policies
Executive Order No. 193 (2015)
Expanding the Coverage of the National Greening Program
Executive Order No. 192, S. 1987
Providing for the Reorganization of the Department of Environment,
Energy and Natural Resources, Renaming it as the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, and for Other Purposes
Presidential Decree No. 705
The Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines
For the Future of Forest
On 20 January, 2017, during the UN Forum on Forests, 197 Member
States reached agreement on the first UN Strategic Plan for Forests
that provides an ambitious vision for global forests in 2030. This plan
will significantly improve the outlook for the world’s forests, including a
target that would expand the world’s forests by 120 million hectares -
an area about the size of South Africa - by 2030.
New York, 07 May 2018 – The Philippines reiterated its commitment to
promote sustainable forest management by rehabilitating its degraded
forest lands through the National Greening Program.
The success of the National Greening Program has yielded the
rehabilitation of 1.8 million hectares of forests in 7 years, employing
over 600,000 people in upland communities. Forest cover has also
increased from 23% to 28%, and has resulted in more resilient,
empowered and productive citizens.
National Greening Program (NGP)
As a government priority pursuant to EO Nos. 23 and 26, both series of 2011, the NGP
aims to:
1) Contribute in reducing poverty among upland and lowland poor households,
indigenous peoples, and in coastal and urban areas;
2) Implement sustainable management of natural resources through resource
conservation, protection, and productivity enhancement;
3) Provide food, goods and services such as timber, fiber, non-timber forest
products, aesthetic values, air enhancement values, water regulation values, and
mitigate climate change by expanding forest cover that serve as carbon sink;
4) Promote public awareness as well as instill social and environmental
consciousness on the value of forests and watersheds;
5) Enhance the formation of positive values among the youth and other partners
through shared responsibilities in sustainable management of tree plantations and
forest resources, and
6) Consolidate and harmonize all greening efforts of the government, civil society,
and the private sector.
THANK YOU!
