Group 2: Hibaya, Erika
Tagalog, Laica Mae
Vallespin, Lea Isabel
Ybanez, Mheljay
Course: ENS 120- IJ1
ACTIVITY no. 3
Watershed Overview of the law Salient points of the Importance of the law Issues and concerns in Recommendations on
manageme law to watershed implementing/enforcing how to improve the
nt-related management the law in watershed enforcement of the law
Laws management
ENIPAS The Expanded National -Expands the list of Ensures the protection -Insufficient funding and -Increase funding and
Law Integrated Protected Areas protected areas. of critical watershed resources for resources for protected
System (E-NIPAS) Law aims -Establishes Protected areas, maintaining implementation. area management.
to enhance the protection of Area Management ecological balance and -Lack of coordination -Enhance inter-agency
key biodiversity areas and Boards (PAMBs) for supporting biodiversity among agencies. coordination.
ecosystems by expanding each area. Grants essential for watershed -Resistance from local -Implement community
the list of protected areas various rights and health. communities due to engagement programs to
and integrating them into the responsibilities to local perceived restrictions on address resistance and
National Protected Areas communities. land use. involve local stakeholders
System. in conservation efforts.
RA 7881 RA 7881 amends the - Introduces measures Protects watershed - Enforcement challenges - Strengthen enforcement
Forestry Code of 1975, for sustainable forest areas by regulating due to illegal logging and mechanisms against illegal
addressing the conservation management. forest activities and land conversion. activities.
and management of forest - Establishes ensuring sustainable - Insufficient technical and - Increase investment in
resources. It emphasizes guidelines for forest use of forest resources, financial resources for monitoring and resource
sustainable management and resource utilization. which helps maintain monitoring and management.
the protection of forest - Provides for the watershed functions enforcement. - Promote community-
ecosystems. establishment of forest and ecosystem - Inadequate community based forest management
reserves and protected services. participation in forest initiatives to enhance local
areas. management. involvement and
- Encourages stewardship.
community
involvement in forest
management.
RA 7950 RA 7950 declares a specific - Declares the The conservation - Limited direct impact on - Integrate conservation
site as a national shrine and Bantayog ng mga principles can indirectly watershed management. efforts with broader
includes provisions for its Bayani as a national support watershed - Potential lack of focus watershed management
protection and preservation. shrine. management by on broader ecological strategies.
Although it is not primarily - Provides for its promoting the issues affecting the - Utilize conservation
focused on watershed preservation and protection of watershed. principles from this law to
management, its principles of protection. surrounding natural promote protection of
conservation are applicable. - Mandates the areas and preventing surrounding watershed
establishment of a degradation. areas.
management
committee for the
shrine.
LOI 845 LOI 845 directs the creation - Establishes Directly supports the - Lack of resources and - Enhance funding and
of watershed management watershed development and technical expertise for technical support for
councils and the management councils. implementation of effective plan watershed management
implementation of - Mandates the watershed implementation. programs.
comprehensive watershed formulation and management - Insufficient inter-agency - Improve inter-agency
management programs. It implementation of strategies, addressing collaboration. coordination and
aims to address watershed issues such as - Challenges in engaging collaboration.
environmental issues and management plans. deforestation, soil local communities and - Strengthen community
promote sustainable - Encourages inter- erosion, and water stakeholders. engagement and capacity-
development. agency cooperation quality. building efforts to ensure
and community effective watershed
involvement. management.
RA 9275 The Philippine Clean Water -Water Quality - Directly impacts - Inadequate - Invest in infrastructure for
Act of 2004 is designed to Management Areas watershed infrastructure for wastewater treatment and
protect the country's water (WQMA) Importance to management by wastewater treatment. pollution control.
bodies from pollution from Watershed regulating pollution and - Challenges in enforcing - Improve monitoring and
land-based sources Management: - maintaining water regulations and enforcement mechanisms.
(industries and commercial Protection of Water quality. monitoring compliance. - Foster better coordination
establishments, agriculture, Resources Issues and - Promotes sustainable - Issues with funding and among government
and community/household Concerns in practices to protect and inter-agency coordination. agencies and
activities). The law aims to Implementation: - enhance watershed stakeholders.
provide a comprehensive and Enforcement health.
integrated strategy to Challenges
prevent, control, and manage Recommendations for
water pollution in the country. Improvement: -
Strengthen Institutional
Capacity
PD no. Presidential Decree No. 1586 -Requires certain Watersheds are -Lack of Adequate To improve the
1586 (PD 1586) serves as the projects to undergo an important ecosystems Resources effectiveness of watershed
foundation for the Philippines' Environmental Impact that provide water, -Weak Enforcement management laws, it is
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulate climate, and Mechanisms important to strengthen
Statement System (PEISS). before implementation. promote biodiversity. -Lack of Public enforcement mechanisms,
This order requires certain -Aims to evaluate PEISS is critical in Awareness and promote public awareness
projects to conduct an potential environmental ensuring that Participation and engagement, improve
environmental impact effects and mitigate development efforts -Slow Bureaucratic cooperation between
assessment (EIA) before negative impacts. within watersheds are Processes agencies, invest in
they begin. The purpose of -Applies to projects sustainable. PEISS sustainable development
EIA is to assess a proposed that may significantly requires that methods, and address
project's possible affect the environment, developments within corruption and
environmental implications such as those involving watersheds conduct transparency concerns.
and develop mitigation land use, resource environmental impact Implementation of these
strategies. utilization, or industrial assessments (EIAs). guidelines will preserve the
activities. This helps identify long-term viability of
-Designates the EMB potential negative watersheds and protect
as the lead agency implications for water important water resources
responsible for quality, soil erosion, for future generations.
overseeing the PEISS and biodiversity. PEISS
implementation. promotes sustainable
-Imposes penalties for development methods
non-compliance with in watersheds. It
the PEISS promotes the use of
requirements, including technology and
fines and project ecological practices that
suspension. reduce negative
-Provides for periodic impacts on water
review and updates of resources. Compliance
the PEISS to adapt to with the PEISS
evolving environmental standard allows
challenges and best developers to ensure
practices. that their projects are
compatible with the
long-term viability of the
watershed. PEISS
establishes a regulatory
framework for
watershed
management. It
establishes specific
norms and standards
that developers and
other stakeholders must
follow. By enforcing
these restrictions,
PEISS helps protect
watersheds from
hazardous activity and
ensures their long-term
viability.
RA 7586 Also known as the National - Establishes a - Protects critical - Limited resources for - Increase funding and
Integrated Protected Areas National Integrated watersheds by management and technical support for
System Act (NIPAS Act), RA Protected Areas designating them as enforcement. protected area
7586 establishes a system System. protected areas. - Conflicts with local management.
for protecting and managing - Provides for the - Ensures sustainable communities over land - Enhance community
critical areas of ecological creation of protected management of natural use. involvement and address
significance. areas and their resources within these - Insufficient support for land use conflicts through
management. areas. local management participatory approaches.
- Establishes the boards. - Strengthen capacity-
Protected Area building for local
Management Board management boards.
(PAMB) for each
protected area.
