DENR Flashcards

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PEISS

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Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System

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Landmark law that requires submission of an environmental impact statement on projects and activities that may adversely affect the environment

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PD 1151 - Philippine Environmental Policy

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No person, partnership or corporation shall undertake or operate any such declared environmentally critical project or area without first securing an Environmental Compliance Certificate

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PD 1586 - establishment of the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System

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A process that involves predicting and evaluating the likely impacts of a project (including cumulative impacts) on the environment during construction, commissioning, operation and abandonment. It also includes designing appropriate preventive, mitigating and enhancement measures addressing these consequences to protect the environment and the community’s welfare

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Environmental Impact Assessment

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3 general criteria for review of EIA reports

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  1. Environmental considerations are integrated into the overall project planning
  2. Assessment is technically sound
  3. Process is based on public participation
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6
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ECP

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Environmentally Critical Projects

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ECA

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Environmentally Critical Areas

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8
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Classification/categories of projects

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A: ECP (ECC required)
B: Projects within ECA (ECC required)
C: Project that enhances the environments
D: Projects unlikely to cause significant adverse environmental impacts

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9
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List of Environmentally Critical Projects (4)

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  1. Heavy industries
  2. Resource extractive industries
  3. Infrastructure projects
  4. Golf courses
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List of Environmentally Critical Areas (12)

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  1. National parks, watershed reserves, wildlife preserves, sanctuaries
  2. Aesthetic potential tourist spots
  3. Habitat of any endangered or threatened species of Philippine wildlife
  4. Unique historic, archaeological, or scientific interests
  5. Cultural communities or tribes
  6. Hard-hit by natural calamities
  7. Critical slopes
  8. Prime agricultural lands
  9. Recharged areas of aquifers
  10. Water bodies which support wildlife and fishery activities
  11. Mangrove areas
  12. Coral reefs
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Document, prepared and submitted by the project proponent and/or EIA Consultant that serves as an application for an ECC

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Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

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12
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Documentation of comprehensive studies on environmental baseline conditions of a contiguous area. It also includes an assessment of the carrying capacity of the area to absorb impacts from co-located projects such as those in industrial estates or economic zones (ecozones)

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Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS)

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Documentation of the actual cumulative environmental impacts and effectiveness of current measures for single projects that are already operating but without ECC’s

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Environmental Performance Report and Management Plan (EPRMP)

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Documentation of actual cumulative environmental impacts of co-located projects with proposals for expansion

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Programmatic Environmental Performance Report and Management Plan (PEPRMP)

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Document similar to an EIS, but with reduced details and depth of assessment and discussion

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Report

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16
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Simplified checklist version of an IEE Report, prescribed by the DENR, to be filled up by a proponent to identify and assess a project’s environmental impacts and the mitigation/enhancement measures to address such impacts

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Checklist

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Document, that describes the nature, configuration, use of raw materials and natural resources, production system, waste or pollution generation and control and the activities of a proposed project. It includes a description of the use of human resources as well as activity timelines, during the preconstruction, construction, operation and abandonment phases. It is to be used for reviewing co-located and single projects under Category C, as well as for Category D projects.

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Project Description Report (PDR)

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Which projects require EIA (3)

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  1. New
  2. Existing without ECC but with expansion/modification
  3. Existing with expansion/modification
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Document issued by the DENR/EMB after a positive review of an ECC application, certifying that based on the representations of the proponent, the proposed project or undertaking will not cause significant negative environmental impact

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Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)

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Certification issued by the EMB certifying that, based on the submitted project description, the project is not covered by the EIS System and is not required to secure an ECC

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Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC)

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Contain an explanation for the disapproval of the application and guidance on how the application can be improved to a level of acceptability in the next EIA process

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Denial Letter

22
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Has the authority to issue EIAs

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The President of the Philippines and DENR/EMB

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Has the authority to issue EIAs for non-Environmentally Critical Projects

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DENR/EMB Regional Office

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Composed of the Impacts Management Plan (IMP), the Social Development Plan (SDP), Information Education and Communication (IEC) Plan

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Environmental Management Plan (EMP)

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Stipulates the activities to be conducted to mitigate /enhance impacts, monitoring activities, budgetary requirement and responsible entity/body

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Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMoP)

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Once project is implemented, ECC remains valid and active for ___

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The lifetime of the project

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ECC expires when it is not implemented within ___ from issuance

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5 years

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Within ___ prior to the expiration of the ECC, a letter for extenison can be requested to extend the validity of the ECC

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3 months

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Solid Waste Management Plans shall be reviewed and updated ___ by the provincial, city or municipal solid waste management board

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Every year

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The province, city or municipality, through its local solid waste management boards, shall prepare its respective ___ solid waste management plans consistent with the National Solid Waste Management Framework

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10 year

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The main entity in managing and enforcing solid waste management; handles collection of residual, non-recyclable and special wastes

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LGU

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Handles the enforcement of segregation and collection of biodegradable, compostable and reusable waste within their jurisdiction

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Barangay

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RA 9003 Requires the establishment of MRF where

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Every barangay or cluster of barangays

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RA 9003 prohibits these

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Open dump sites

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Recognizes the interactions among the uplands, lowlands and coastal ecosystems. It uses the ridge to reef planning framework to integrate upland, lowland and coastal interactions within a watershed

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Forest Land Use Planning

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Key strategy for effective management of forests and forestlands

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Allocate them to responsible resource managers

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Can be an individual, a group or an organization which can aptly preserve, rehabilitate and protect the area from illegal activities, and use the resources in a sustainable manner

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Resource manager

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The approach should provide for democratic consultations, negotiations and conflict resolution among various stakeholders so that results are socially acceptable, technically feasible and ecologically sound

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Transparency, Accountability, and Participatory (TAP) Approach

39
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FLUP Planning Process (7)

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  1. Data and map collection
  2. Situational analysis
  3. Participatory prioritization of sub-watershed and allocation of FFL
  4. Plan preparation
  5. Legitimization
  6. FLUP Approval
  7. Implementation of FLUP