Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines

Also known as the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines

• Approved: ___
• President: ___
• Revised and superseded: ___

Forest lands should support ___.

___ should be systemized and hastened.

Establishment of ___ should be encouraged and rationalized.

___ should be protected, developed, and rehabilitated to maintain their productive condition.

Public domain lands that have not undergone the current system of classification to determine which lands are needed for forest purposes and which are not.

Public domain lands that have undergone classification and are determined to be needed for forest purposes.

Forest lands reserved by the President for a specific purpose.

Public domain land set aside because of suitable topography and vegetation for raising livestock.

Forest land designated to protect game animals, birds, and fishes; closed to hunting and fishing to allow populations to recover and restock surrounding areas.

Public offshore area designated as a habitat for rare and unique marine flora and fauna.

Public shore area designated for outdoor recreation, sports fishing, water skiing, and other healthful activities.

Land area drained by a stream or body of water and its tributaries that share a common outlet for surface runoff.

Forest land reservation established to protect or improve water yield or reduce sedimentation.

Drainage area of a river system supporting existing or proposed hydroelectric power, irrigation, or domestic water facilities that needs immediate protection or rehabilitation.

Timber, pulpwood, firewood, bark, tree tops, resin, gum, wood oil, honey, beeswax, nipa, rattan, grasses, shrubs, flowering plants, and associated water, fish, game, scenic, historical, recreational, and geological resources.

Forest predominantly composed of pine trees.

Small forest land or tract of land purposely planted with tree crops.

Forest dominated by dipterocarp species such as red lauan, tanguile, tiaong, white lauan, almon, bagtikan, mayapis, apitong, and yakals.

Forest land extensively planted with tree crops primarily to supply raw materials for wood-processing plants and related industries.

Sustainable land management combining agricultural crops, trees, forest plants, and/or animals simultaneously or sequentially while considering local cultural practices.

Systematic removal of mature, over-mature, and defective trees while retaining enough healthy residual trees to ensure future timber production and forest protection.

Silvicultural system involving partial clearcutting while leaving seed trees to regenerate the area.

Sound or slightly injured commercial tree left after logging.

Volume of wood or other forest products authorized to be cut yearly from a forest.

Number of years between two major harvests in the same working unit or region.

State-granted privilege to occupy and possess forest land in exchange for specified rental to conduct an authorized activity.

Short-term authority to utilize limited forest resources or conduct a limited activity without the right to occupy or possess the land.

State-granted privilege to utilize forest resources without the right to occupy or possess the land, to the exclusion of others, or to operate a wood-processing plant.

State-granted privilege to utilize forest resources with the right to occupy and possess the land to the exclusion of others, except the government, subject to obligations to develop, protect, and rehabilitate the area.

Chapter I – Organization and Jurisdiction of the Bureau

The following agencies were merged:

Chapter I – Organization and Jurisdiction of the Bureau

New entity:

Assigned forest land management to the Bureau of Forest Development.

Transferred management responsibility to the DENR, with broader authority and clearer responsibilities.

The ___ is responsible for studying, determining, and prescribing the criteria and methods for classifying and surveying public domain lands.

___ remain classified as forest lands until officially classified as grazing lands.

Forest lands with slopes of ___ cannot be classified as grazing lands.

Administration, management, and disposition of grazing lands remain under the ___.

Public domain land with a slope of ___ cannot be classified as alienable and disposable (A&D).

Lands already declared A&D with slopes of ___ shall be reverted to forest land classification and become part of forest reserves.

Section 15 – Topography

Exceptions:
• Lands covered by ___.
• Lands covered by ___.
• Lands actually ___ for at least 30 years as of the effectivity of the Code, provided the occupant qualifies for a free patent under the Public Land Act.

Section 16 – Areas Needed for Forest Purposes

Areas below ___ that are far from or not contiguous with certified A&D lands.

Section 16 – Areas Needed for Forest Purposes

___ with rocky terrain or protecting a communal spring.

Section 16 – Areas Needed for Forest Purposes

Areas that have already been ___.

Section 16 – Areas Needed for Forest Purposes

Timbered areas within ___ or areas with sufficient healthy residual trees to support existing or approved wood-processing plants.

Section 16 – Areas Needed for Forest Purposes

___ of any size within or surrounded partly or wholly by forest lands where headwaters originate.

Section 16 – Areas Needed for Forest Purposes

Appropriately located ___.

Section 16 – Areas Needed for Forest Purposes

___ of rivers and streams with channels at least 5 meters wide.

Section 16 – Areas Needed for Forest Purposes

___ wide along ocean shorelines, lakes, and other bodies of water, including strips of land at least 20 meters wide facing lakes.

Section 16 – Areas Needed for Forest Purposes

Areas needed for ___.

Section 16 – Areas Needed for Forest Purposes

Areas previously proclaimed by the President as ___.

___ must be clearly marked and maintained.

Markers may include ___.

Concrete monuments must be placed at intervals of not more than ___.

In boundary conflicts, reference shall be made to the ___.

The President may establish ___ for national parks, critical watersheds, or other purposes.

The President may modify ___.

The Department Head may establish ___ for the Forest Research Institute.

___ with educational, scientific, historical, ecological, and recreational value may be established as marine parks.

No person may utilize, exploit, occupy, possess, or conduct activities in forest and grazing lands without proper authorization through:

The President may ___ forestry privileges when national interest requires.

The President may order the ___ of privileges pending appropriate hearings when violations occur.

Selective logging with enrichment or supplemental planting when necessary.

Seed tree system with planting when necessary.

For every tree cut or destroyed during logging, the authorized person must plant ___.

Timber Inventory

• DENR must conduct progressive inventories of ___ in all forest lands.
• The goal is to achieve ___.
• Timber harvesting is not allowed unless the area has undergone at least ___ or a statistically sound timber estimate.
• The inventory must not be older than ___ before issuance of a license agreement or license allowing utilization.

The ___ is determined based on:
• Size of the forest area.
• Volume and type of harvestable timber or forest products.
• Healthy residual trees.
• Seed trees and natural reproduction.
• Established cutting cycle and rotation.

No person may ___ without authorization and an approved AAC.

The ___ reviews existing AACs to ensure sustained-yield management.

Duration of License Agreement or License to Harvest Timber

Duration is based on ___.

Duration of License Agreement or License to Harvest Timber

The privilege automatically terminates when ___ and no logged-over area remains capable of commercial utilization.

Duration of License Agreement or License to Harvest Timber

• Maximum period: ___.
• Renewable for another period not exceeding ___.
• Maximum total duration: ___

Forest lands cannot be held in ___.

___ must be limited to the area that an applicant can effectively utilize and develop within 50 years.

___ must be reviewed for effective protection, reforestation, and management.

DENR shall develop ___ for an integrated wood industry.

___ and economic areas may be established.

The President may establish ___ upon recommendations of NEDA and DENR.

Imported logs must be subject to ___.

Section 33 – Lands to Be Reforested and/or Afforested

___ with at least 50% slope.

Section 33 – Lands to Be Reforested and/or Afforested

Forest lands below 50% slope with ___.

Section 33 – Lands to Be Reforested and/or Afforested

___ needing development to increase productivity

Section 33 – Lands to Be Reforested and/or Afforested

___ with scattered forest patches.

Section 33 – Lands to Be Reforested and/or Afforested

___ declared as forest reserves, critical watersheds, national parks, game refuges, bird sanctuaries, national shrines, and historical sites.

Section 33 – Lands to Be Reforested and/or Afforested

___ within concessions.

Section 33 – Lands to Be Reforested and/or Afforested

Portions of pasture lease or permit areas requiring ___.

Section 33 – Lands to Be Reforested and/or Afforested

Other Public Forest Lands.

Portions of private lands required to be reforested or planted with trees under ___.

All necessary measures must be taken to protect forest resources from:

Section 38 – Control of Concession Area

Prevent ___.

Section 38 – Control of Concession Area

License holders have exclusive rights to ___.

Section 38 – Control of Concession Area

Holders have obligations to ___.

Section 38 – Control of Concession Area

Forest resources must be used sustainably to ___.

If a license holder waives rights to certain timber species, ___ may be granted to harvest those species.

The new license holder must follow the ___ set by the primary licensee.

Section 43 – Swamplands and Mangrove Forests

___ must be maintained.

Section 43 – Swamplands and Mangrove Forests

These strips cannot be ___.

Section 43 – Swamplands and Mangrove Forests

___ must not prevent floodwater from flowing freely to the sea.

Section 43 – Swamplands and Mangrove Forests

___ must be regulated.

Section 43 – Swamplands and Mangrove Forests

___ must have proper authorization to prevent unauthorized harvesting from forest lands.

___ who entered forest or grazing lands without authority before May 19, 1975 shall not be prosecuted.

Section 53 – Criminal Prosecution

1. They do not ___.
2. They undertake the activities required by DENR within ___ from notice.
3. They follow a ___ intended to conserve and protect forest resources.

Forest lands with slopes of ___ cannot be used for pasture.

___ must maintain sufficient grass cover to protect soil, water, and forest resources.

If ___ is insufficient, trees or other vegetation must supplement it.

Applicants must satisfy ___.

Corporations with ___ and participation beyond the constitutional 60% limitation are encouraged.

If all other factors are equal, preference is given to applicants with ___.

Applicants must prove they have sufficient:

A licensee, lessee, or permittee cannot ___ without DENR Secretary authorization.

Conditions for Transfer:
1. The privilege must have existed for at least ___.
2. The transferor must not have violated ___.
3. The transferor must have complied with ___.
4. The transferee must possess ___.
5. The transfer must not be intended for ___.
6. The transferee must assume ___.

Section 62 – Service Contracts

DENR Secretary may allow ___ to enter into service contracts with foreign persons or entities.

Section 62 – Service Contracts

Contracts may provide ___.

Section 62 – Service Contracts

___ is given in exchange for a fee.

Section 62 – Service Contracts

The contract covers ___ of forest resources.

Section 62 – Service Contracts

___ are recognized.

Cutting of ___ is banned.

Forest charge: ___ of firewood cut in forest lands, branches, and recoverable wood wastes used as raw materials for finished products.

Only ___ may be taken for firewood.

___ may be removed for firewood only when jointly authorized by the DENR and DA Secretaries, from land more valuable for agriculture than forestry.

Section 68 – Cutting, Gathering, and/or Collecting Timber or Other Forest Products Without License
Elements of the Offense:

Any person ___ from forest land, A&D land, or private land without authority.

Section 68 – Cutting, Gathering, and/or Collecting Timber or Other Forest Products Without License
Elements of the Offense:

Any person ___ without the legal documents required by forestry laws and regulations.

Section 68 – Cutting, Gathering, and/or Collecting Timber or Other Forest Products Without License
Penalties:

Penalties under ___ of the Revised Penal Code (qualified theft).

Section 68 – Cutting, Gathering, and/or Collecting Timber or Other Forest Products Without License
Penalties:

Officers who ordered ___ are liable.

Section 68 – Cutting, Gathering, and/or Collecting Timber or Other Forest Products Without License
Penalties:

Court shall order ___ of illegally obtained timber and forest products.

Section 68 – Cutting, Gathering, and/or Collecting Timber or Other Forest Products Without License
Penalties:

___ illegally used shall also be confiscated in favor of the government.

Section 78 – Unlawful Occupation or Destruction of Forest/Grazing Lands
Elements of the Offense:

___ forest or grazing land.

Section 78 – Unlawful Occupation or Destruction of Forest/Grazing Lands
Elements of the Offense:

Makes ___ for personal use or for others.

Section 78 – Unlawful Occupation or Destruction of Forest/Grazing Lands
Elements of the Offense:

Destroys ___.

Section 78 – Unlawful Occupation or Destruction of Forest/Grazing Lands
Elements of the Offense:

Damages ___.

Section 78 – Unlawful Occupation or Destruction of Forest/Grazing Lands
Elements of the Offense:

___ another person in committing these acts.

Section 78 – Unlawful Occupation or Destruction of Forest/Grazing Lands
Elements of the Offense:

Sets a ___ to be set in forest or grazing land.

Section 78 – Unlawful Occupation or Destruction of Forest/Grazing Lands
Elements of the Offense:

___ when ordered under Section 53.

Section 79 – Pasturing Livestock
Offense: Grazing or causing livestock to graze without authority under a lease or permit in:

Section 79 – Pasturing Livestock
Penalties:

Imprisonment: ___.
Fine: ___.

Section 79 – Pasturing Livestock
Penalties:

___ introduced into the area.

Section 79 – Pasturing Livestock
Penalties:

___ are liable.

Section 82 – Survey by Unauthorized Persons
Offense: Entering forest lands without a ___ and conducting or undertaking a survey for any purpose.

Section 82 – Survey by Unauthorized Persons
Penalties:

Imprisonment: ___.
___ used in the violation.
___, if any.

If any provision of PD 705 is declared ___, the remaining provisions remain valid and legal.

PD 705 took effect on ___.