Laws of the government on environmental problems and sustainable development

2.  Commonwealth acts
 Republic acts
 Presidential decrees
 Executive orders
 General orders
 Administrative orders
 Proclamation letters of instruction and
circulars

3.  To create, develop, and improve conditions
under which man can thrive in productive
and enjoyable harmony with each other.
 To fulfill the social, economic and other
requirements of the present and future
generations of the filipinos
 To ensure the attainment of an environment
that is conducive to a life of dignity and
well-being

4. The government agency directly in charge
of the management of our natural
resources as well as the protection of the
environment was formerly the ministry of
natural resources. It was transformed to
Department of Natural Resources in
1987.its main trust is to coordinate all
government agencies on the National
Environment Protection Council (NPEC)
which was created in 1977 through
PD.NO 1121

5. all the 1987 bureaus concerned with the
environment and natural resources are
placed under the DENR
 LANDS MANAGEMENT BUREAU ( formerly
the bureau of lands)
 FOREST MANGEMENT BUREAU (formerly
bureau of forest development and
woods industry development authority)

6.  ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
BUREAU (merger of the forest research
institute and the national mangrove
committee)
 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU
(merger of the National Environmental
Council, National Pollution Commission
and Environmental Center of the
Philippines which was formerly under the
Ministry of Human Settlements)

7.  MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES BUREAU
(merger of the Bureau of Mines and
Geo-Sciences Mineral Resources
Development Board and the Gold
Mining Industry Development Board.
 PROTECTION AREAS AND WILD LIFE
BUREAU (formerly Division of PAR)

8.  RA. 6969 or the toxic substances and
hazardous and nuclear wastes control
act 1990.
 RA. 7586 or the National Integrated
Protected Areas System Law.
 HB. 5668 or the Imposition of Environment
Hazard Fee.
 HB. 8622 or the Act Revise the Philippine
Environment Code.

9.  HR 766 or the investigation re-pollution of
industrial establishments operating without
wastes treatment facilities..
 RA No. 9003 or the Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000 under the
garbage segregation scheme.
 DENR Department of Administrative Order
28, or the Interim Guidelines for the
importation of Recycle Materials
Containing Hazardous Substances.
 DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2000-
18 on the chemical Control for Ozone-
depleting Substances.
 RA 8749 or the Clean Air Act of 1999

10. Philippine Agenda 21, or the PA21- provides
for the creation of an enabling environment
which would assist various stakeholders' to
integrate sustainable development
programs. Incentives are given to projects
that are involved in:
 the development or conversion of industrial
clusters into industrial ecosystem.
 Industry self-regulated /upgrading of
plant/firm level

11.  The establishment of toxic and
hazardous waste management facilities.
 The establishment of new or modern
sewage system for industrial/municipal
wastes.
 The restoration, rehabilitation of major
water catchment basins/ water ways
and related infrastructure.
 The establishment of stationary and
mobile facilities for emission testing.

12. A development frame work for the 1st
century has been formulated under the long-
term Philippine development plan (LTPDP)
2000-2925 or the plan21. the PLPDP frame
work recognizes that the new millennium
will increasingly call for all economic
development to become less ecologically
destructive plan. Plan 21 builds on the
foundations created by the medium –term
Philippine development plan (MTPDP). Plan
21 sets the broad developmental directions
of the country and will serve as the basis of
the sector agencies. it ensures the
continuation of policies based on
responsibilities, productivity, creation of
opportunities through competitive markets
and enlightened government regulations.

13.  Integrated Environment Management
for resources Accounting -
ENRAustainable Development (IEMSD)
 Capacity Building in Support of the
Philippine Council for Sustainable
Development (PCSP) Projects
 the IEMSD has six sub-programs, namely
 Environment and Natural Resources
Accounting -ENRA

14.  Integration of Environmental and Socio-
Economic Development
 Environment Impact Assessment –EIA
 Sustainable Development Models –SDM
 Environmental And Natural Resources –
ENR
 Program Management Support System

15. The Philippine government has passd laws on
environmental problems and is signatory with
the other countries having environmental
deterioration
it is not late to make a difference by caing.
There is still time to deal with the complex
interacting problems we face and to make
orderly rather than catastrophic transition to a
sustainable global society if enough of us really
care. There are are some government and
private agencies really involved in the
sustainablr development of our environment

16. thank you 