Part II Community-Based Forest Management Program - ppmrn
Part II Community-Based Forest Management Program - ppmrn
Part II Community-Based Forest Management Program - ppmrn
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COMMUNITY-BASED FOREST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM<br />
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In accordance with Section 8 of EO 263, a CBFM Steering Committee chaired<br />
by the DENR Secretary is constituted to formulate and develop policy<br />
guidelines that will create incentives and conditions necessary to effectively<br />
implement CBFMP. The committee is composed of the Heads of the following<br />
Offices as Members:<br />
• Department of Agriculture<br />
• Department of Trade and Industry<br />
• Department of Agrarian Reform<br />
• Department of Finance<br />
• Department of Science and Technology<br />
• Department of Labor and Employment<br />
• Department of Interior and Local Government<br />
• Department of Budget and <strong>Management</strong><br />
• Department of National Defense<br />
• Department of Justice<br />
• National Economic and Development Authority<br />
• Philippine Commission on Countrywide Development<br />
• Committee on Flagship <strong>Program</strong>s and Projects<br />
• Cooperative Development Authority<br />
• National Commission on Indigenous Peoples<br />
• Philippine Chamber of Commerce<br />
• Philippine Wood Products Association<br />
• NGO Coalition Group<br />
• Representatives of POs<br />
• Other public and private organizations.<br />
The Steering Committee shall perform the following roles and functions:<br />
• Provide overall guidance and policy direction to the CBFMP and, for this<br />
purpose, meet periodically to review and integrate, if necessary, all policies<br />
pertinent to the CBFMP, and resolve policy gaps and/or conflicts with other<br />
programs and projects in the Environmental and Natural Resources Sector;<br />
• Review and approve the CBFMP Comprehensive Action Plan;<br />
• Secure inter-agency support and participation in CBFMP; and<br />
• Identify and source funds for CBFMP.<br />
GOVERNING LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS<br />
Recent issuances governing the implementation of CBFMP follow:<br />
EOs<br />
263<br />
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Adopting <strong>Community</strong>-<strong>Based</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> <strong>Management</strong> (CBFM) as the national<br />
strategy to ensure the sustainable development of the country’s forestland<br />
resources and providing mechanisms for its implementation<br />
Preparation and implementation of Local Government Code of 1991<br />
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