Total log ban
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| Jonathan De la Cruz |
It is well that P-Noy has imposed a nationwide total log ban. Yes, Sir. You got it right. Total, not partial, and countrywide not just patches of forested areas, here and there. Under Executive Order 23 issued last Feb. 1, a moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in the natural and residual forests of the entire country was declared and will stay until and unless lifted by no less than the President himself. The order also prohibits the DENR from issuing and renewing tree cutting permits in all natural and residual forests, except for clearing of right-of-way by the DPWH, site preparation for tree plantations and silvicultural treatment. Also, the DENR was tasked to review all existing forest management agreements or contracts and cancel all those found violating forest laws. To give teeth and ardor to this undertaking which in the past has been followed more in breach than anything else, the order created an anti-illegal logging task force to go after the violators. About the only exception to the ban, if we call it such, is “tree cutting for cultural practices” whatever that means.
With this new order there is no more reason for the DENR and all other agencies that in one way or the other have been tasked to assist in the effort including local government units (LGUs) to play blind, deaf and dumb to the continuing and increasingly more rapacious raping of our remaining forest cover.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110207com4.html
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