GLENN M.

FORBES
Wildlife and Biodiversity Enforcement Specialist

USAID/Protect Wildlife
 The environmental law enforcement continuum
ACTUAL ENFORCEMENT: THE “HARD” APPROACH
PREVENTION
Educate, inform, assist DETECTION
(e.g. alternative
livelihood/technology),
monitor, plan, patrol
APPREHENSION
Detect, raid, arrest,
(visibility), incentivize/
dis-incentivize,
seize, detain PROSECUTION
improve rules, good Testify, prosecute
governance, change ADJUDICATION
behavior Convict
Administrative
Criminal
VOLUNTARY/
IMPROVED
Civil SERVICE OF
COMPLIANCE SENTENCE
DENR, LGUs, etc.
Reintegrate Correct
 OPERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS IN Pas
Judiciary and Wildlife Law Enforcement:
1. DENR
a) RA 9147, PD 705, RA 8550, as amended, RA
Prosecution Service 7586
2. Technical Support
a) DAO 2016-07 Manual of Authorities
b) DAO 2008, Rule 11.8
3. Field Officers/DENROs/WEOs
Prosecution Service

Prosecution Service
Technical Support
a) Sec. 18, RA 7586 and Rule 19, DAO 26-2008
b) Joint DENR-DA-PCSD AO 1
Judiciary

Judiciary
4. Other Government Agencies:
DENR a) PNP: RA 8551 as amended by RA 9708 and
Sec. 18, par. 2, RA 7586
Enforcement b) AFP: PD 705 Sec. 89(A)
c) NBI, RA 157, as amended; RA 9147
d) DENR-BMB: RA 7586
e) DENR-FMB: PD 705 Sections 5 and 80
f) DENR-MGB: RA 7942, Sec. 3(c) in relation to
Prosecution Service Sections 9 and 100
g) DA-BFAR: RA 8550, Sec. 65
h) PCG: RA 9993, PD 600, PD 979
Judiciary
i) LGU: RA 7160, Sec. 389, 444, 455, and 465
(Barangay, Municipal/City, and Provincial)
Second look at violations:
Problem Analysis Triangle

Implication: ELE
strategy vary from
site to site
CRIME
Target/Commodity

PA Environmental Law Enforcers

Salamat!