Protection of the Forest Resources (BioResMan -2nd Exam reviewer) Flashcards
it is the mas of lands of the public domain which has not been the subject of the present system of classification for the determination of which lands are needed for forest purposes and which are not.
Public Forest
refers to those reserved and protected forests
Permanent Forest or Forest Reserve
are declared as not needed for forest purposes.
Alienable or Disposable lands
refers to that portion of the public domain which has been set aside, in view of the suitability of its topography and vegetation, for the raising of livestock.
Grazing Land
It is usually held by a federal government as public lands and valuable for deposits of metals and other minerals
Mineral lands
Program Planning; Performance Evaluation; Forest Economics; Management Analysis
Planning and Evaluation
Personnel; Budget; Accounting; General Services.
Administrative
Forest Surveys, Data and Mapping; Timber Inventory and Land Classification.
Timber Management
Parks Management; Recreation Management; Wildlife Management; Range Management.
Parks, Range and Wildlife
Forest Protection; Forest Occupancy Management; Watershed Management.
Forest Protection and Infrastructure
The numerous beneficial uses of the timber, land, soil, water, wildlife, grass and recreation or aesthetic value of forest lands and grazing lands shall be evaluated and weighted before allowing their utilization, exploitation, occupation or possession thereof, or the conduct of any activity therein. Only the utilization, exploitation, occupation or possession of any forest lands and grazing lands, or any activity therein, involving one or more of its resources, which will produce the optimum benefits to the development and progress of the country and the public welfare, without impairment or with the least injury to its resources, shall be allowed.
Multiple Use
No person may utilize, exploit, occupy, possess or conduct any activity within any forest and grazing land, or establish, install, add and operate any wood or forest products processing plant, unless he had been authorized to do under a license agreement, license, lease or permit.
License Agreement, License Lease or Permit
All measures shall be taken to achieve an approximate balance between growth and harvest or use of forest products in forest lands.
Sustained Yield
It shall be a condition for the continued privilege to harvest timber under any license or license agreement that the licensee shall reforest all the areas which shall be determined by the Bureau.
Timber
All processing plants existing, to be expanded, to be integrated or to be established shall obtain operating permits, licenses and/or approval from the Bureau or the Department, as the case may be, and shall submit themselves to other regulations related to their operation.
Wood Processing
Lands to be reforested and/or afforested are public lands and private lands.
Reforestation
No forest land 50% in slope or over may be utilized for pasture purposes.
Pasture in Forest Land
All measures shall be adopted to conserve wildlife. The Director shall regulate the hunting of wildlife in forest lands in order to maintain an ecological balance of flora and fauna.
Wildlife
The Bureau shall, in the preparation of multiple-use management plans, identify and provide for the protection of scenic areas in all forest lands which are potentially valuable for recreation and tourism, and plan for the development and protection of such areas to attract visitors thereto and meet increasing demands therefor.
Recreation
Forest lands may be leased for a period not exceeding twenty-five (25) years, renewable upon the expiration thereof for a similar period, or held under permit, for the establishment of sawmills, lumber yards, timber depots, logging camps, rights-of-way, or for the construction of sanatoria, bathing establishments, camps, salt works, or other beneficial purposes which do not in any way impair the forest resources therein.
Other Special Uses
Main goal is to conserve, develop and protect the forest resources under sustainable management. The State shall pursue an aggressive forest protection program geared towards eliminating illegal logging and other forms of forest destruction which are being facilitated with the use of chain saw
R.A. No. 9175, Chain Saw Act
It shall refer to any portable power saw or similar cutting implement, rendered operative by an electric or internal combustion engine or similar means, that may be used for, but is not limited to, the felling of trees or the cutting of timber.
Chain Saw
It shall refer to a person, natural or juridical, engaged in the manufacture, importation, distribution, purchase and/or sale of chain saws;
Chain Saw dealer
Chain saws shall only be sold and/or imported by manufacturers, dealers and/or private owners who are duly authorized by the Department.
Person Authorized to Manufacturer, Sell and Import Chain Saws