Executive Order No. 26 - Forest Management Bureau - DENR

Section l.Declaration of Policy. lt is the poiicy of the State to pursuesustainable development for poverty reduction, food security, biodiversityconservation, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.Section 2. Coverage. The National Greening Program shall plant some1.5 Billion trees covering about 1.5 Million hectares for a period of six (6) yearsfrom 2011 to 2016, in the following lands of the public domain:2.1 Forestlands2.2 Mangrove and protected areas2.3 Ancestral domains2.4 Civil and military reservations2.5 Urban areas underthe greening plan of the LGUs2.6 Inactive and abandoned mine sites, and2.7 Other suitable landsAll other greening efforts of the private sector and civil society shall beharmonized under the NGPSection 3. Strategies. In order to ensure the successful implementationof the NGP, the following strategieshall be adopted:3.1 Socral Mohilization3.1.1 All students, identified bythe DepEd and CHED and allgovernment employee shall be individually required to planta minimum of ten (10) seedlings per year in areasdetermined by the Convergence Initiative. Private sectorsand civil society groups shall likewise be encouraged toparticipate in the NGP.3.1.2 With appropriate assistance from the government andthe private sector, the Peoples' Organizations (POs) shall begiven the primary responsibility of maintaining and protectingthe established p[antations.3.2 Harmonization of Initiatives3.2.1 All tree planting initiatives such as the UplandDevetopment Program, Luntiang Prlrpinas and similaractivities of the government, private sector, LGUs and thecivil societv shall be harmonized under the NGP.3.2.2 All government institutions, especially DA, DAR,DENR, CHED and DepEd shall produce appropriate qualit,vseedlings annually for the NGP. Technical assistance shall2@ftire of tbe firesi[eflt ol $e Slilppinesl ililllllllll lillllllllilllllll lllllllllllllllillllPNOY001 710