ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

Question 1

Three main sectors of environmental planning

Answer 1

Agrarian

Forest

Coastal

Question 2

involves integrating trees and other crops into traditional farming practices.

Answer 2

Agrarian

Question 3

basically refer to the best agricultural lands. They are highly productive farm lands, very fertile and highly suitable for growing the country’s major food crops and various agricultural products

Answer 3

Prime agricultural lands

Question 4

NALUA

Answer 4

National Land Use Act

Question 5

is a participatory process of allocating forests and forest lands (FFL) as natural resource asset by the government under appropriate management

Answer 5

Forest Land Use Planning

Question 6

this law provides guidelines for the sustainable management and conservation of forest resources, as well as the protection and development of forest lands and watersheds

Answer 6

The Philippine Forestry Act of 1975 (PD 705)

Question 7

this law aims to protect the wildlife and their habitats, including forest ecosystems

Answer 7

The Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act of 2001 (RA 9147)

Question 8

this law provides for the establishment and management of protected areas, which include forests, to conserve biodiversity and other natural resources

Answer 8

The National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 (RA 7586)

Question 9

empowers municipalities to enforce fishery laws in municipal waters including the conservation of mangroves

Answer 9

Local Government Code (RA 7160)

Question 10

protects the rights of the fisherfolk especially of the local communities with priority of municipal fisherfolk in the preferential use of municipal waters

Answer 10

Philippine Fisheries Code (RA 8550)