This DENR Memorandum Circular establishes the Revised Guidelines Governing the Identification of Forest Areas for the Establishment of African Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis Jacq.) Plantation. The revised guidelines aim at guiding and implementing the following: the establishment of African oil palm plantation may be allowed in open areas/brushland areas of forest lands with slope of not more than 50% as not designated protected areas; In no case shall African oil palm plantation be allowed within Protected Areas covered by Republic Act (RA) No 7586 or the National Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS) law; Areas proposed for African oil palm plantation establishment have to be jointly certified by the Competent Authority of DENR as suitable and available, respectively, for African oil palm plantation development.
Filipinas · 2004-08-31