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Department of Environment and Natural Resources

The country faces an urgent need to address the massive devastation of our forests. Only 18 percent of the country still has forest cover; the result of uncontrolled and extensive illegal logging and conversion of forestlands into other uses.The co-management of forestlands by the LGUs and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) insures sustainable management. It encourages LGUs and local people to invest in their forestlands and help conserve remaining natural forests.They should protect our natural resources develop and manage a maximum of five hectares of land.motivates farmers to develop bare forest­lands and adopt sustainable and environment-friendly farming methods, such as agro-forestry, that minimize forest conversion and slash and burn activities, and wanton timber cutting. They effectively protect the remaining natural forest stands, conserve biodiversity and minimize the release of carbon in the atmosphere.