The document discusses the state of the Philippine environment, sustainable development, management of resources, and overconsumption. It outlines the Philippine constitution's protection of people's right to a balanced ecology. It summarizes the government's environmental framework and actions taken in forestry, clean air, clean water, geohazard mapping, mineral reforms, agriculture, and good governance. These actions include reforestation programs, stronger emissions standards, adoption of esteros, hazard mapping, mining reforms, and anti-corruption efforts. It emphasizes that sustainable development meets current needs without limiting future generations by pursuing economic growth while preserving environmental quality.

1. STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT,
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,
MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES
and OVER CONSUMPTION
OLAGUER, MAI NICOLE R.
III-B BSMT

2. STATE OF THE PHILIPPINE
ENVIRONMENT
Credits: Department of Environment and Natural
Resources

3. 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

4. 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

5. FORESTRY

6. Situationer:
• Philippine forest at 7.2 M ha or 24% of country’s
land area
• 8 M ha of forestlands degraded (26% of land
area)
Forest Management

7. Government Actions:
• Total log ban in natural forests to conserve &
protect (E.O. 23)
• Created National Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force
Forest Management

8. • 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

9. • 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

11. CLEAN AIR

12. • Total Suspended Particulates
(TSP) in Metro Manila is 166
micrograms/normal cubic meters
(μg/Ncm) in 1st half of 2010
 84% beyond standard of 90
μg/Ncm (WHO)
 Other polluted cities: San
Fernando, Calapan, Cebu,
Zamboanga, Davao
Situationer – Major urban centers are polluted
Clean Air

13. • 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

14. 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

15.  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

16. • Strengthened enforcement of regulations
 Developed program with ADB to provide credit
for conversion of tricycle engines to electric
Government Actions:
Clean Air

17. • As of June 2011, pollution reduced by 32%
from 166 to 113 μg/Ncm.
Government Actions:
Clean Air
166
133.5
113
90
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
1st Sem 2010 2nd Sem 2010 1st Sem 2011
TSplevel(ug/Ncm)
Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) Level
Actual
Standard

18. CLEAN WATER

19. • 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

20. Government Actions:
Initiated “Adopt an Estero Program”
Before After
Estero de Paco, Manila
(ABS-CBN Foundation)
Clean Water

21. Before After
Estero de Paco, Manila
Adopt an Estero Program
Government Actions:
Clean Water

22. Before After
Estero de Paco, Manila
Adopt an Estero Program
Government Actions:
Clean Water

23. 226
Major companies have adopted waterways
nationwide (Examples: Jollibee, San Miguel
Foundation, Toyota, Masinloc Power Corp.)
Adopt an Estero Program
Government Actions :
Clean Water

24. • 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

25. • 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

26. GEOHAZARD

27. • Philippines is prone to natural disasters due to
geographical location & geological attributes:
landslides, flooding, earthquakes, tsunami, etc.
Situationer:
Geohazard

28. • 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

29. MINERAL REFORMS

30. • 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:

31. Mineral Reforms
• Cleansing the remaining idle mining applications
under the “use it or lose it” policy.
Government Actions:

32. AGRICULTURE

33. Situationer:
Agriculture

34. Government Actions:
• Seminars
• Cloud seeding
Agriculture

35. GOOD GOVERNANCE

36. • 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

37. • Removed opportunities for graft and corruption
 Rationalized and reduced DENR checkpoints
from 274 to 118 or by 57%
Government Actions:
Good Governance

38. • 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

39. • Strengthened prosecution and justice system
 Strengthened capacities of DENR personnel,
prosecutors & judges through trainings with the
Supreme Court
Government Actions:
Good Governance

40. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
&
MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES

41. The only rational way of planning the country's
national progress is through sustainable
development: meeting the needs of citizens of today
without limiting the options of future generations to
fulfill their needs. It is development without destruction; it
is the achievement of material progress without
compromising the life-support functions of natural
systems; it is the pursuit of higher levels of quality of life
while preserving or even enhancing environmental quality.
It is the only true development.
Sustainable Development

42. • Sustainable development underpins the long-term stability
of an economy
• Meeting the needs of the present without sacrificing the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs (World
Commission on Environment, 1987)
• Encourages growth in the economy while promoting
environmental protection from the pressures of such
economic growth
Sustainable Development

43. Sustainable development stresses the need to view
environmental protection and economic growth as
mutually compatible. This implies that growth objectives
should be compatible not only to the needs of society
but also to the natural dynamics and carrying capacities
of ecosystems. The goal of the PSSD is to achieve
economic growth with adequate protection of the country's
biological resources and its diversity, vital ecosystem
functions, and over-all environmental quality.
Goal

44. GENERAL STRATEGIES

45. • Integration of Environmental Considerations In
Decision-Making
• Proper Pricing of Natural Resources
• Property Rights Reform
• Establishment of an Integrated Protected Areas
System
• Rehabilitation of Degraded Ecosystems

46. • Strengthening of Residuals Management in Industry
(Pollution Control)
• Integration of Population Concerns and Social
Welfare In Development Planning
• Inducing Growth In the Rural Areas
• Promotion of Environmental Education
• Strengthening of Citizens' Participation and
Constituency Building

47. OVER CONSUMPTION

49. THE STRUGGLE FOR
THE
ENVIRONMENT
IS THE STRUGGLE FOR
THE
PEOPLE.