DENR:

IN OBSERVANCE OF THE PHILIPPINE

ENVIRONMENTAL MONTH
Lecturette 2

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
TM 620

SEVERINO T. BERNARDO,
Ph.D.
Technological University of the
Philippines

Department of
environment and natural
resources

In Observance Of The Philippine

Environmental Month, The DENR
Cites Its Environmental Goals,
Programs And Accomplishments

1. National greening program

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DENR REG 8 Celebrating

Arbor Day with Mangrove
Planting

Environmental Goals,
Programs &
Accomplishments
1.
.

National Greening Program

Goal: 1.5B trees in 1.5 M hectares of public
land in 6 years (2011-2016)
. Launched in 2011 through EO. 26, included
people living in the upland, turned it into a
poverty reduction/food security program;
the environment in the end benefit the most
. Plants, mangrove, coffee, citrus, kakawate,
pine, mahogany, mangium;

Environmental Goals,
Programs &
Accomplishments
1.
.

National Greening Program

Goal: 1.5B trees in 1.5 M hectares of
public land in 6 years (2011-2016)
. Total area of 1,005,013 hectares has
been planted
. Generated 2,148,971 jobs benefiting
317,656 individuals
. 82% more than the reforestation in the
past 25 years

2. Anti Illegal logging

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420 flitches submerged in river

retrieved by anti-illegal logging

Environmental Goals,
Programs &
Accomplishments
2.
.

Anti-Illegal Logging (E.O. 23)

Goal: Strict enforcement of the logging ban
. Reduced illegal logging hotspots from 197
to 31 in 2011, which to date was further
reduced to 23 or 88% decrease
. Closed all logging concessions (19 IFMAs)
. Confiscated 29.2 M board feet of illegally
cut and transported forest products

Environmental Goals,
Programs &
Accomplishments
2.
.

Anti-Illegal Logging (E.O. 23)

Goal: Strict enforcement of the logging
ban
. Confiscated logs have been converted
into school furniture benefiting
thousands of school children who are
now able to use better facilities in public
schools nationwide creatigng an
environment more conducive to learning.

3. Clean air

DENR sponsoredEarth Day Ride:

Community Ride for Clean Air and

Environmental Goals,
Programs &
Accomplishments
3.

Clean Air
. Reduced TSP level by 23% from the
2010 level
. Reduced PM10 level by 32% from the
2011 level
. Mandating, through DAO 2015-04, the
shift from Euro2 to Euro4 emission and
fuel standard, i.e., sulfur content of fuel
reduced from 500ppm to 50 ppm

4. Adopt an Estero/River

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A PPP between DENR & private sector sponsor:

clean-up of Lingunan Creek, Valenzuela City

Environmental Goals,
Programs &
Accomplishments
4.

Adopt an Estero/River
. 329 esteros/rivers adopted and 549 MOAs
signed nationwide
. Turning existing programs into something more
inclusive and collaborative has led to better
results; partnered with private sector for river
clean-up, gained support from 500 companies
who devoted resources and efforts for river
clean-up at no government cost generating a
lot of savings/resources, also saving lives

5. Bio-Diversity

B+WISER Program conceived by DENR and the

USAID for improving natural and environmental
resource management in the Phils.
B+WISER: Bio-diversity + Watersheds Improved for Stronger Economy

Environmental Goals,
Programs &
Accomplishments
5.

Bio-Diversity
. Improvement of regulation on
wildlife trade and enforcement for
wildlife protection
. Increased population of Philipppine
eagle (29 to 39), Philippine
tamaraw (274 to 382) and pawikan
(14,035 to 17,593 nesting sites)

6. Mapping : geo-hazards
assessment

Philippine GeoHazards map

available
online at Mines
and
Geoscieinces
Bureau
website

Environmental Goals,
Programs &
Accomplishments
6.

Mapping (National Geo-hazards

assessment)
. Completed geo-hazards
assessment and mapping of entire
country (1,634 cities/towns) at
1:10,000 scale)

7. Lands

National Cadastral Survey

Environmental Goals,
Programs &
Accomplishments
7.

Lands (National Cadastral Survey)

. Surveyed a total of 1,493 cities
and towns comprising 91%)

Success of the Programs

has led to

Improved performance of government towards

environmental protection and rehabilitation
Improved quality of the environment which
remains to be challenging
Increased awareness, consciousness and
participation of communities with respect to
climate change and environmental protection
Restored confidence of communities on
environmental programs and efforts of government
Increased compliance to environmental regulations

Key Goals of the Phil.

environmental month

Draw attention to pressing

environmental issues in the hope that it
will eventually compel more people to
be more pro-active or at least be mindful
of how they make use of our natural
resources.
Be mindful is the key in helping our
ailing mother earth. Common Property
based on Phil. Context is the one most
abused

Key Goals of the Phil.

environmental month

Common property, e.g., Laguna Lake

treating it involves a lot of responsibility.
If it was your property, you have in a
way a right to abuse it , but if it is a
common property, you have the utmost
responsibility to take care of it beause
there will be someone else who will be
disadvantaged by your abuse. (That
should be the new paradigm in viewing
common property in the Philippines)

Key Goals of the Phil.

environmental month

Common property should be taken cared

of, you are not there to use it, you are
not there to own it, you are basically
there as steward, and there will be
generations after generations who will
come after you to benefit from it. That
view should be inculcated in the minds of
the people especially in the Philippines

The value of the

environmenT
Natural resources maybe Renewable
and Non-renewable
Examples of non-renewable resources:
fossil fuels, minerals, rare animals and
plants that are hunted or collected in
an uncontrolled way.

The value of the

environmenT
Examples of renewable resources:

energy from the sun

forest that have been selectively cut and

replanted
animal and plant population that have
been properly managed through
controlled hunting, fishing and collecting
The biotic diversify of living systems
must therefore be viewed as a common

The value of the

environmenT
It is subject however to the tragedy of
the commons (Hardin, 1968):
The commons (in British terms) were
communal areas set aside for
villagers to graze their livestock.
The tragedy was that individuals
were free to increase their
exploitation by grazing more and
more animals without paying the

The value of the

environmenT
It is subject however to the tragedy of
the commons (Hardin, 1968):
The costs were shared by all the
villagers although the benefits
accrued only to the individuals who
owned the livestock.
The result was overgrazing and
deterioration of the resource.

The value of the

environmenT
Common property resources in todays
world include:

Scenic land capes,

wilderness areas,
migratory animals including whales,
Biodiversity; and
clean air and water.

The tragedy of the commons equally

applies to these.

Popes encyclicals

Points made clear in encyclicals

are the most authoritative
teaching documents a pope can
issue.

Popes encyclicals
St. John Paul 11 annual
messages for the World
Day of Peace 1990
The gradual depletion of
the ozone layer and
green house effect has
now reached crisis
proportions as a
consequence of
industrial growth,
massive urban
concentrations and
vastly increased energy
needs

Popes encyclicals
St. John Paul 11 annual
messages for the World Day
of Peace 1990
Industrial waste, burning fossil
fuels, unrestricted
deforestation, the use of
certain types of herbicides,
coolant, and propellants: all of
these are known to harm the
atmosphere and environment.
The resulting meteorological
and atmospheric changes
range from damage to health
to the future submersion of
low lying lands.

Popes encyclicals
Pope Paul VI 1967
Encyclical (Popularum
Progresso- Development of
Peoples)
While creation is for man to
use, the goods of the earth
are meant to be shared by
all, not just the rich
No one may appropriate
surplus goods solely for his
own private use when
others lack the bare
necessities of life.

Popes encyclicals
Pope Benedict XVI
Dubbed the Green Pope
because he took concrete
action to back his strong
ecological calls
Under his watch the Vatican
installed photovoltaic cells
on the roof of its main
auditorium, a solar cooling
unit for its main cafeteria
and joined a reforestation
project aimed at offsetting
its CO2 emissions. .

Popes encyclicals
Pope Francis Encyclical June
18, 2015
First Pope to dedicate an
entire encyclical to
ecological concerns
First Pope to cite the findings
of the UN international panel
on climate change in a
major document
Draws attention to how
excessive way of living has
led to the devastation of the
environment

Popes encyclicals
Pope Francis Encyclicals June
18, 2015
Human activity is largely to
blame for the environmental
degradation that is
threatening the earths ecosystem.
Demanded urgent action by
industrialized nations to
change their ways and
undergo an ecological
conversion to prevent the
poor from paying for the sins
of the rich.

References

Phil. Environmental Month, The

Philippine Star, June 30, 2015
Before Pope Francis, The
Philippine Star, June 18, 2015

Thank you!