¥ OF THE PEXLIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

BNO. 841

INTRODUCED BY THD MONORADLE ANGELO PALMONES,

EXPLANATORY NOTE

they generete. They ere also
production es well as for energy
orn the bark of mangvoves. Nipa is

impacts of storms end even tsumamis on adjzcent terrestrial
oc end ecosystems, By a

ngzoves provide is the ae piiee coming
habits The wob of rots of seengroves captures
eats isin be

fishponds axd
of mangrove trees for fel wood
se in the loss of iaangrove
lost in 1951 to 1988 were
offishponds.


espite numerous laws protecting
tinue to shrink dus to ever increasing ponulation pressure.
grove areas hes been started some 30
guove restoration Moris mele in comparisen to the various

dos, private individuals aid even the
mangroves. Specifically important is
lose 771 and 7 of PD 703

all mane timnbor spect Ss
‘tions established with the use of private funds.

rOvEnD jes to Community-Based Forest
M (CBE 23 such as securiay of tevave and

n from forest

‘ges for

st crops, However, mangrove CBFM
avail of these because of prohibitions of

gement and development of
thie fo chrink due to population
to mangrove developers ‘o develop
gs welll a: ly protect
anew end responsive direction to



NAL STRATEGY FOR THE,
LENT, AND PROTECTION OF
TLIPPINZS AND FOR OTHER

sus

bz known as the “National Strategy for the Susteinable
agement end Provection of Mangrove Resources in the Philippines”
> “Mangroves Reso Act" of 2910.

2y paricigation ia the development,
of the country's mangrove forests. In line with this, it's the
ofret greded mangrove areas and its
the management aid protection of all natural
Ie utilization of mangrove
steas within the framework



angrove forests
ir overe™ socio-economic

3, management ead protection of the
Figus nevversment pros

3s shat will carry out the nation-
programs.

mangrove subproject site who are
te iu the implementation of the
sed forest management on the site;

e ert Agreement for mangrove
ertered into by and between a
sanage and conserve @

the principtos of

to the Department of Environment and Natural

plantiog - refers to the direct plosting of
od mangrove seedlings to sparsely Vegetated or

QS) = group of persons or
2g, Organization (AQ) with
in the inaplementation


ideration and recogaition of the multiole
ability to nrovide multiple Vonecfits;

of tree plantation technologies and fish or
3 designed to obiain optimum economic and

‘ly protected erea with the main purpose of
ure individuals and in restocking adjacent

or man-made shell be managed
uppost system as well as sustain

dependent on them,

bility of all mangrove arezs shall be one of
plan or Fata et framework to be Sioned

AND REHADILITATI

be slloved.



manager
purnos

areas, coastal areas appropriate for
nengrove areas under intensive
stioa oly for the following

jsotected zea and as such no
porpase and the collection of

‘ed! vesting of mangiove products
cost such #5 mangrove trees, tanbarks

aduction arcas shall be
fe harvesting as indicated in
con be in the form of
mangrove species.

ns through afforestation may be
mangrove fores's classified as
est such 23 )"pa plantations for
fons for timber procuction, and other
ch as poles, fuelvcod, exudstes, tannin
Gist no commercial harvesting shall be
ts shall be for domestic
2s and regulations promulgated

fan 10% of ¢he afferested

materials to include value

for ecotourism provided that
ecologicel functions of
at plan approved by the

1 suitzble production mangrove


nty-Based Resouree Management (CBRM),
e to operate ender this Act. Additional
s Act maybe identified for

‘TIVES AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

velopers which include the communities,
rested patie Ehegietion of

As

WS. RLANACIMENT STRATEGITS:

1. Project Iaplomentstion Approaches

-besed forest manage
approach fer projects
fing withia or outside

shell be the mein project
mented under this Act.

ment through the CENRO a
tuclude among other matters
ection areas and r=nduction



nagement Board (PAM) a
gemen esting shall be allowed in
grove areas within protected ares, however, the PO may be el’owed 20

: ‘roses os well as other development projects
rotected area states of the maxgreve area as provided for in
known es 2 integrated Protected Area System

tations

portions thereof by private
craged under this Such
1 of mangrove forests so identified,

der th eansecees its ecotourism, aqua-
ies cllowed under Section 6
ereing funds to sustain the protection of
ts. The DNR Regional Office shall have

(ERDB) and where

ices (ERDS) of the
and development
wilets extension approaches for technologies
mentation shall bo un‘artaken by 1+

vroducts Research and
mes and eesti



ion shall bea major theme of

5 sary ch and Development a national
research, devolpinet and extension (RDE) program on maiz-2ves. Such R & D
sogan chal lode ide of DENR. It shell also reflect

Be Comtoatng Ca
€PCCRD) and also pas ncsr

All revenues genecstod from eny prod
ove areas shall be plowed

fiom the sun-, Appropri
Department to enforce this nrovis! 2. At least

ha!" be formulated by the
20% fioza euch revenues shalt be

fizplementation of mangrove ms 2D projects 23 ¥

Sas ext, a activities.
z d eras of the Regional IENR she" set aside funds
ion of RDE activities within their regions,

OST throug PCARRD shall identify -rengrove RDE as priority
sree cad shell c"ocate funds for the implemeatation of such activities.

Ast is dsclared unconstitutional, such
parts or sections of this Act not declared as



SHOTION 12.

2 (15) days oer ft complete publication in
ation,

‘Approve