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POLICIES (Sec. 2)
Issuance of forest
permits, leases and
licenses.
• Lands 50% or
more in slope
cannot be grazing
lands
AREAS NEEDED FOR
FOREST
PROTECTION (Sec.
16)
Even if below 18% in
slope, these lands
cannot be A/D:
• Less than 250 has. that
are not contiguous
• Isolated forest patches
• Reforested areas
• Areas in forest
concessions that have
good residual stockings
AREAS NEEDED FOR
FOREST PROTECTION
(Sec. 16)
Ridge tops and plateaus
Appropriate as RROWs
20 meter strips along
rivers
20 meter wide mangrove
National parks, historical
sites, etc.
Reserves and
sanctuaries
UTILIZATION AND
MANAGEMENT (Secs. 19
and 20)
Multiple uses
Timber License Agreements
(see OPOSA case)
Permits , Leases and
Licenses for grazing,
operate wood processing
facilities, occupy, possess,
use or exploit forest and
their products
TIMBER PRODUCTION
[Sec. 22]
Timber inventory
Inventory before utilization of
forest lands
Cutting cycle and Annual
Allowable Cut
TLAs or forest privilege good
for 25 years plus 25 more.
But forest lands “shall not be
held in perpetuity.”
WOOD PROCESSING (Secs. 29-32)
Must be RATIONAL
REFORESTATION (Secs.
33-36)
Public lands
• Bare or grass lands
• Open tract lands with forest
patches
• Denuded forest lands
• Inadequately stocked forest
growth
• With pasture leases
• River banks and easements,
RROWs, swamps and deltas
REFORESTATION (Secs. 33-36)
Private lands
• Portions that need to be planted with,
based on PD 953 (tree planting along
rivers and subdivisions) and PD 1153, etc.
FOREST PROTECTION (Secs. 37-
54)
Pasture
Wildlife conservation
Recreation
Others like lease for sawmills,
RROWs, camps, bathing, etc.
QUALIFICATIONS OF
CONCESSIONAIRES
(Secs. 58-63)
Use of forest lands to be
DIFFUSED to as many
qualified users
Filipino equity preferred
(60% owned by them)
Financial and technical
capabilities
Rule: forest rights NON-
transferable except under
certain instances
CRIMINAL OFFENSES
(Secs. 77-87)
1. Conversion of
Mangrove
2. Cutting, gathering or
collecting without
license
3. Unlawful occupation,
kaingin of forest land
CRIMINAL OFFENSES
(Secs. 77-87)
4. Destruction of wildlife
5. Pasturing without
permit
SELECTED JURISPRUDENCE
FELIPE YSMAEL, ET AL. vs. DEPUTY EXEC. SEC.,
GR No. 79538. Oct. 18, 1990