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Executive Order No. 26 - Implementation of a National Greening Program (NGP) as a Government Priority

DMC 2011-01 Guidelines and Procedures in the Implementation of the National Greening Program (NGP)

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“Governments have a responsibility to ensure that the ecological services provided by trees and forests are available for the common good of all communities, including future generations.” Wangari Maatha - Nobel Laureate and United Nations Messenger of Peace
Executive Order No. 26 - NATIONAL GREENING PROGRAM
President Benigno S. Aquino signed on February 24, 2011 Executive Order No. 26, declaring the implementation of the National Greening Program (NGP) as a government priority that shall plant some 1.5 billion trees covering about 1.5 million hectares for a period of six (6) years from 2011 to 2016, in the following lands of the public domain:
	Forestlands Mangrove and protected areas Ancestral domains Civil and military reservations Urban areas under the greening plans of LGUs Inactive and abandoned mine sites Other suitable lands

Presidential Proclamation No. 125 - Proclaiming the Year 2011 as the National Year of Forests
President Benigno S. Aquino issued Proclamation No. 125 declaring the year 2011 as the National Year of Forests (NYF), and in support to the National Greening Program (NGP) and all efforts towards the sustainable management of the forests.
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests (IYF) to raise awareness to strengthen the sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests.
The Philippines as a member state of the United Nations (UN) and Party to the UN Forum on Forest (UNFF), recognizes the IYF as an opprtunity to increase awareness of the importance of the forests and the central role of the people in the conservation and sustainable development by promoting colloborative actions at the national, regional and local levels.



FORESTAT	Forestry Statistics at a Glance
	2009 Philippine Forestry Statistics
ESSENTIAL STATISTICS	2010 Forest Production Reports

FOREST COVER	Forest Cover Maps and Figures

FOREST POLICIES	Forestry Related Policies
PUERTO PRINCESA UNDERGROUND RIVER A Wonder of Nature
Forest Regeneration in the Philippines (a video presentation)

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