Environmental Laws Flashcards
Mandated the formulation of an intensive, integrated program of environmental protection that will bring about a concerted effort towards the protection of the entire spectrum of the environment through a requirement of environmental impact assessments and statements.
PD No. 1152 - Philippine Environmental Policy
Required all agencies and instrumentalities of the national government, including government-owned or controlled corporations, as well as private corporations firms and entities to prepare, file and include in every action, project or undertaking which significantly affects the quality of the environment a detail statement on:
(a) the environmental impact of the proposed action, project or undertaking
(b) any adverse environmental effect which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented;
(c) alternative to the proposed action;
(d) a determination that the short-term uses of the resources of the environment are consistent with the maintenance and enhancement of the long-term productivity of the same; and
(e) whenever a proposal involve the use of depletable or non-renewable resources, a finding must be made that such use and commitment are warranted.
Section 4 of PD No. 1152
The goal is to establish specific environment management policies and prescribe environment quality standards of air, water, and land use management, natural resources management and conservation, and waste management.
PD No. 1151- Philippine Environmental Code
Shall be by sanitary landfill, incineration, composing, and other methods as may be approved by competent government authority.
Section 45. Solid Waste Disposal (Solid Waste Management)
The Dumping or disposal of solid wastes into the sea and any body of water in the Philippines, including shorelines and river banks, where these wastes are like to be washed into the water is prohibited. However, dumping of solid wastes or other materials into the sea or any navigable waters shall be permitted in case of immediate or imminent danger to life and property, subject to the rules and regulations of the Philippine Coast Coast Guard and the National Pollution Control Commission.
Section 49 - Dumping into the Sea and Other Navigable Waters (Solid Waste Management)
There shall be established ambient air quality standards which shall prescribe the maximum concentration of air pollutants permissible in the atmosphere consistent with public health, safety and general welfare.
Section 3. Ambient Air Quality Standard
(PD No. 1152 - Philippine Environmental Policy)
There shall be established national emission standards for new and existing stationary and mobile sources of pollution which shall consider among other such factors as type of industry, practicable control technology available, location and land use, and the nature of pollutants emitted.
Section. National Emission Standard
(PD No. 1152 - Philippine Environmental Policy)
There shall be established a standard for noise producing equipment such as construction equipment, transportation equipment, stationary engines, and electrical or electronic equipment and such similar equipment or contrivances.
The standards shall set a limit on the acceptable level of noise emitted from a given equipment for the protection of public health and welfare, considering among others, the magnitude and condition of use, the degree of noise reduction achievable through the application of best available technology and cost of compliance.
Section 6. Standards for Noise-Producing Equipment
(PD No. 1152 - Philippine Environmental Policy)
The classification and administration of all designated protected areas to maintain essential ecological processes and life-support systems, to preserve genetic diversity, to ensure sustainable use of resources found therein, and to maintain their natural conditions to the greatest extent possible.
RA 7586: NIPAS (National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992)
Refers to identified portions of land and water set aside by reason of their unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhance biological diversity and protected against destructive human exploitation.
Protected Area
Identified areas outside the boundaries of and immediately adjacent to designated protected areas pursuant to Section 8 that need special development control in order to avoid or minimize hard to the protected area.
Buffer Zones
List of Protected Areas:
SNNWWRN
(1) Strict Nature Reserve
(2) Natural Park
(3) Natural Monument
(4) Wildlife Monument
(5) Wildlife Sanctuary
(6) Resource Reserve
(7) Natural biotic areas
Area possessing some outstanding ecosystem, features and/or species of flora and fauna or national scientific importance maintained in an undisturbed state in order to have ecologically representative examples of natural environment.
Strict nature reserve
Relatively large area not materially altered by human activity where extractive resource uses are not allowed and maintained to protect outstanding natural and scenic areas of national or international significance for scientific, educational and recreational use.
Natural Park
Relatively small area focused on protection of small features to protect or preserve nationally significant natural features on account of their special interest or unique characteristics.
Natural Monument
An area which assures the natural conditions necessary to protect nationally significant species, groups of species, biotic communities or physical features of the environment.
Wildlife Sanctuary
Areas of national significance which are characterized by the harmonious interaction of man and land while providing opportunities for public enjoyment through the recreation and tourism within the normal lifestyle and economic activity of these areas.
Protected landscape and seascapes
An extensive and relatively isolated and uninhabited area normally with difficult access designated as such to protect natural resources of the area for future use and prevent or contain development activities that could affect the resource pending the establishment of objectives which are based upon appropriate knowledge and planning.
Resource Reserve
An area set aside to allow the way of life of societies living in harmony with the environment to adapt to modern technology at their pace.
Natural Biotic Areas
SECTION 20. Prohibited Acts
The following acts are prohibited within protected areas:
a. Hunting, destroying, disturbing, or mere possession of any plants or animals or products derived therefrom without a permit from the Management Board;
b. Dumping of any waste products detrimental to the protected area, or to the plants and animals or inhabitants therein;
c. Use of any motorized equipment without a permit from the Management Board;
d. Mutilating, defacing or destroying objects of natural beauty, or objects of interest to cultural communities (of scenic value);
e. Damaging and leaving roads and trails in a damaged condition;
f. Squatting, mineral locating, or otherwise occupying any land;
g. Constructing or maintaining any kind of structure, fence or enclosures, conducting any business enterprise without a permit;
h. Leaving in exposed or unsanitary conditions refuse or debris, or depositing in ground or in bodies of water; and
i. Altering, removing destroying or defacing boundary marks or signs.
An Act Instituting A New System of Mineral Resources Exploration, Development, Utilization, and Conservation
RA 7942 - Philippine Mining Act 1995
To all naturally occurring inorganic substance in solid, gas, liquid, or any intermediate state excluding energy materials such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, radioactive materials, and geothermal energy.
Minerals
A contract between the government and a contractor, involving mineral production-sharing agreement, co-production agreement, or joint-venture agreement.
Mineral Agreement
Any concentration of minerals/rocks with potential economic value.
Mineral Resource
Mineral resources are owned by the State and the exploration, development utilization, and processing thereof shall be under its full control and supervision.
The State may directly undertake such activities or it may enter into mineral agreement with contractors.
The State shall recognize and protect the rights of the indigenous cultural communities to their ancestral lands as provided by the Constitution.
Ownership of Mineral Resources
Section 4
Lands containing deposits of valuable , useful, or precious minerals in such quantities as to justify expenditures in the effort to extract them, and which are more valuable for the minerals they contain than for agricultural or other uses.
Mineral Land
