Lesson 16 - Forestry Protection, Conservation and Development Flashcards
President Corazon C. Aquino issued Memorandum Oder No. 198 establishing the Metro Greening Program and known as the “Luntiang Kamaynilaan” Program.
1988
The “Hardin ng Bayan” was conceptualized. It was primarily created to transform Metro Manila into a four (4) persons per tree for the more 8 million Metro Manilans. Subsequently, the first “Hardin ng Bayan” was inaugurated in the Freedom Park, Makati. – President Fidel V. Ramos launched the Clean and Green Program thru Memorandum Circular No.5
1989
President Fidel V. Ramos also launched the Ecological Revolution (EcoRev 93- 98). Executive Order No. 199 was also issued directing all government offices and agencies to adopt a street/park nationwide in all urban centers and assume the responsibility of greening them.
1993
The Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) launched their nationwide tree planting drive mobilized millions of grades and high school students from more than 33,000 public and private schools throughout the country.
1993
Secretary Antonio H. Cerilles launched the Let’s Go Green Program with the component projects such as OPLAN SAGIP PUNO and the Green Scout Movement.
1988
Target Areas for Urban Forest Development
Parks
Street Right-of-Way
Public Buildings and Grounds
Extraterritorial Lands
Riparian Areas
Private Lands
These include provincial, city, municipal, and barangay public parks, playgrounds, and other areas devoted to public recreation. Most parks are publicly owned and managed by local government units, while others are on private areas owned by churches, industries, and other institutions and organizations.
Parks
These are strips adjacent to streets between divided boulevards which are often called trees lawns, pathways or parking strips. They vary in width and often provide space for sidewalks. There is usually space for a single row of trees, shrubs and other landscape design features.
Street Right-of-Way
Grounds adjacent top public buildings such as schools, colleges, hospitals, auditoriums, museum, penal institutions and courthouses are important parts of the urban forest. It also includes military installations, cemeteries, airports, golf courses and nurseries which are managed by the government. The development of these public grounds is similar with that of the parks and street right-of-way.
Public Buildings and Grounds
The urban forest often goes beyond the populated limits of the city. Shelterbelts, groves, forest reserves and even vegetated landfills are part of the urban forest. These forests provide watershed protection, recreation, scenery, place for the disposal of waste products and the source of raw materials for community use.
Extraterritorial Lands
These areas refer to riverfronts, canals, channel diversions, lakeshores and even seashores, which are also part of the urban forest. These are often developed as areas for recreation, greenbelts and open spaces within cities. The development of these areas usually is similar with that of parks and other recreational areas.
Riparian Areas
Private lands refer to all kinds of residential, commercial and industrial lands which are also target for urban forest development. Contribution of private land area to urban forests depend upon the size and available space and the extent of the tree planting conducted by the owner. The development of private lands is mainly dependent on the purpose of the owner towards the land.
Private Lands
