STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT-

Investment Prospects
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
SECTION 16 ARTICLE II,
1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
The State shall protect and advance
the right of the people to a balanced
and healthful ecology in accord with
the rhythm and harmony of nature.
ENVIRONMENT FRAMEWORK
1. Improved
conservation,
protection and
rehabilitation of
natural
resources
2. Improved
environmental
quality for a
cleaner and
healthier
environment
3. Enhanced
resilience of natural
systems and
improved adaptive
capacities of human
communities to cope
with environmental
hazards including
climate related risks
ENVIRONMENT FRAMEWORK
Philippine Development Plan: 2011-2016
FORESTRY
Situationer:
Philippine forest at 7.2 M ha or 24% of countrys
land area
8 M ha of forestlands degraded (26% of land
area)
Forest Management
Government Actions:
Total log ban in natural forests to conserve &
protect (E.O. 23)
Created National Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force
Forest Management
Confiscated 10.6 M bd. ft. of logs/lumber
valued at P 317 M
Filed 269 cases for illegal logging
Closed 215 wood processing plants
Government Actions:
Forest Management
Established National Greening Program, biggest
reforestation in Philippine history (E.O. 26)
Plant 1.5 B trees in
1.5 M ha in 6 years
(27.8% higher than
past 50 years).
For 2011, target is
50 M trees in
100,000 ha.
Government Actions:
Forest Management
CLEAN AIR
Total Suspended Particulates
(TSP) in Metro Manila is 166
micrograms/normal cubic meters
(g/Ncm) in 1
st
half of 2010
84% beyond standard of 90
g/Ncm (WHO)
Other polluted cities: San
Fernando, Calapan, Cebu,
Zamboanga, Davao
Situationer Major urban centers are polluted
Clean Air
80% of pollution due to vehicular emissions
Per WB, 18M Filipinos exposed to air pollution,
with health cost & loss of income of P 7.6
B/year
Situationer Major urban centers are polluted
Clean Air
Government Actions:
More stringent air emission standards for
Compression & Spark-Ignition Engines
(motorcycles & tricycles)
Strengthened enforcement & regulations
Agreement with
Earth Day Network to
make EDSA
Linis Hangin Zone.
(cellphone to catch
smoke-belchers)
Clean Air
DENR, LTO, MMDA, etc. worked to reduce traffic &
ensure compliance with emission testing to reduce
vehicular emissions
Government Actions:
Strengthened enforcement of regulations
Clean Air
Strengthened enforcement of regulations
Developed program with ADB to provide credit
for conversion of tricycle engines to electric
Government Actions:
Clean Air
As of June 2011, pollution reduced by 32%
from 166 to 113 g/Ncm.
Government Actions:
Clean Air
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CLEAN WATER
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), or demand
for oxygen in water, for 19 major rivers in 2010
at 27 milligrams/liter, 4x the standard at 7 mg/L
Clean Water
Situationer Waterways/esteros in major urban
centers unfit for human activity
Government Actions:
Initiated Adopt an Estero Program
Before
After
Estero de Paco, Manila
(ABS-CBN Foundation)
Clean Water
Before After
Estero de Paco, Manila
Adopt an Estero Program
Government Actions:
Clean Water
Before After
Estero de Paco, Manila
Adopt an Estero Program
Government Actions:
Clean Water
Major companies have adopted waterways
nationwide (Examples: Jollibee, San Miguel
Foundation, Toyota, Masinloc Power Corp.)
Adopt an Estero Program
Government Actions :
Clean Water
Reduced solid wastes
Required Philippine Plastic Industry to
develop program for retrieval/collection/
recycling of plastics
Launched Reusable
Bag Campaign for Greener
Environment with major malls
& supermarkets
Government Actions:
Clean Water
Reduced solid wastes
Agreement with 11 Metro Manila LGUs for solid
waste management systems in subdivisions/
condominiums. Initially, 4,717 homeowners
associations identified
Government Actions:
Clean Water
GEOHAZARD
Philippines is prone to natural disasters due to
geographical location & geological attributes:
landslides, flooding, earthquakes, tsunami, etc.
Situationer:
Geohazard
Completed geo-hazard mapping of all provinces/
cities/municipalities at 1:50,000 scale
Distributed 65,000 map sheets to all LGUs
More detailed mapping started for 88 landslide-prone
cities/municipalities (scale of 1:10,000)
Government Actions:
Geohazard
Conducted coastal
geohazard
assessment of 46
coastal
municipalities
MINERAL REFORMS
Started cleansing of idle mining applications under
use it or lose it policy. Additional 5.2 M ha have
been opened for new and serious investors, resulting
from cleansing/denial of 2,136 pending and idle
mining applications (97% of total)
Suspended acceptance and processing of new
mining applications to ensure successful
implementation of the on-going cleansing of mining
applications
Mineral Reforms
Situationer:
Mineral Reforms
Cleansing the remaining idle mining applications
under the use it or lose it policy.
Government Actions:
GOOD GOVERNANCE
Removed opportunities for graft and corruption
Policy shift to donate confiscated logs/lumber to
DepEd, instead of auction
o Donated 2.282 M bd. ft. of confiscated logs/lumber
to DepEd, LGUs, and other government offices
(additional 5.5 M bd.ft. for donation)
o Produced 9,699 armchairs, 174 school desks, 171
tables, 55 cabinets & repaired 197 buildings (i.e.,
schools, chapel, mun. buildings & CENRO Offices),
etc)
Government Actions:
Good Governance
Removed opportunities for graft and corruption
Rationalized and reduced DENR checkpoints
from 274 to 118 or by 57%
Government Actions:
Good Governance
Removed opportunities for graft and corruption
Installed 902 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
cameras up to field offices
Eliminated face-to-face transactions
Government Actions:
Good Governance
Strengthened prosecution and justice system
No. of
Personnel
Show cause issued 118
Formally charged 31
Fined/Suspended 7
Dismissed from service 10
Government Actions:
Good Governance
Filed 297 cases for illegal logging
Strengthened prosecution and justice system
Strengthened capacities of DENR personnel,
prosecutors & judges through trainings with the
Supreme Court
Government Actions:
Good Governance
PUBLIC ASSESSMENT
From one of the most corrupt in December, 2009,
DENR is now the 4
th
least corrupt agency in March
2011 (Pulse Asia Survey)
Environment ranked 4
th
in assessment of government
performance by Movement for Good Governance
(August 2011)
Public Assessment
OVERALL PERFORMANCE
(Pulse Asia Survey)
Efforts of government in stopping the destruction & abuse of
environment
Period Approval Rating Disapproval
Rating
Net Approval
Rating
October 2009 +27 -39 -12
March 2011 +48 -16 +32
June 2011 +50 -14 +36
Public Assessment
INVESTMENT PROSPECTS
INVESTING in the
FORESTRY SECTOR in the
PHILIPPINES
Industrial Tree Plantation
Agroforestry
Eco-tourism
Wood Pellet
Bio-energy
Investing in the
Forestry Sector
Potential Areas for Investment
Investing in the
Forestry Sector
Region 9
Region 10
Region 11
Region 12
Region 13
Potential Areas for
Tree Plantations
Identification of Clear investment zones Forest Land
Use Planning process transparent and participatory
Simplified procedures for investing that reduce
transaction costs
Stable policy environment which guarantees the right
to harvest or benefit from investment
- Secured land tenure
- De-regulated policy especially in harvesting
planted trees
- Harmonized policies with LGUs, NCIP, NGAs
Investing in the
Forestry Sector
Policy Reforms Underway to Encourage
Private Sector Participation
Investing in the
Forestry Sector
Adoption of Investment Portfolio Approach
To encourage public-private forestry investments
through reduction of transaction costs by
undertaking preparatory work relative to
completing documentary requirements and
securing necessary clearances
To develop investment portfolio package options
for private investors on potential forestry
enterprises (industrial tree plantations, agroforestry,
ecotourism , etc.)
Objectives
Investing in the
Forestry Sector
Investment Portfolio Approach
Objectives
To ensure forestry projects are in accordance
with national and LGU plans (Comprehensive
Land Use Plans (CLUP), Forest Land Use Plans
(FLUP)
To allow synergy and convergence of
government agencies programs