Laws on Forests and Natural Resources Flashcards
Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines (include the date)
PD 705 - May 19, 1975
Amended PD 705 and created the Forest Development Center (FDC) (included the date)
PD 1559 - June 11, 1978
Amended Sec. 80 of PD 705 by authorizing PC/INP members to make arrests of offenders.
PD 1775 - January 14, 1981
Amended Sec. 48 of PD 705 as follows: (include the date)
- includes “possession of timber or other forest products without legal documents as required by existing forest laws and regulations” as an offense.
- Sec. 68 A - administrative authority of the Dep’t Head or duly authorized representative to order confiscation.
- Sec 68 B - rewards to informers.
Executive Order No. 277 - July 25, 1987
Reorganization Act of DENR (include date)
Executive Order No. 192 - June 10, 1987
Phil. Environmental Policy (include date)
PD 1551 - June 6, 1977
Phil. Environmental Code (include date)
PD 1552 - June 6, 1977
Establishing an Environmental Impact Assessment System (include date)
PD 1586 - June 11, 1978
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (include date)
Republic Act No. 6657 - June 7, 1988
A decree establishing small scale mining as a new dimension in mineral development.
PD 1899
Mineral resources development decree
PD 463
Peoples small scale mining act of 1991
Republic Act No. 7076
Act incorporating certain section of National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) as amended to PD 705 as amended.
Republic Act No. 7161
National Integrated Protected System Act of 1992 (include date)
Republic Act No. 7586 - June 1, 1992
Administrative code of 1987 (include year)
Executive Order No. 292 - July 25, 1987
Community-based forest management (CBFM) shall be the national strategy to achieve sustainable forestry and social justice (include month and year)
Executive Order No. 263 - July 1995
Facilitating the establishment of Industrial Tree Plantations (ITPS) (include date)
Executive Order No. 725 - September 5, 1981
The Philippine Mining Act of 1995 (include date)
Republic Act No. 7942 - March 3, 1995
Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act (include date)
Republic Act No. 9147 - July 30, 2001