DEPARTMENT

OF
ENVIRONMENT
AND NATURAL
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RESOURCES
DESCRIPTION
-The Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) is responsible for the
formulation and implementation of policies,
guidelines, and rules related to environmental
management, as well as the management and
conservation of the country’s natural resources.

-implements rules and regulations governing

the exploration, development, extraction,
disposition, and use of forests, minerals, wildlife,
and other natural resources.
 HISTORY
-The Department of Environment and Natural Resources was first established on January 1, 1917, as the
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) through the enactment of Act No. 2666 by the
Philippine Commission, otherwise known as "An Act to Re-organize the Executive Department of the Government
of the Philippine Islands," on November 18, 1916. In 1932, the DANR was reorganized into the Department of
Agriculture and Commerce (DAC).

-In 1947, a reorganization act changed the DAC back to the Department of Agriculture and Natural
Resources. The Natural Resources arm of the DANR was finally spun off on May 17, 1974, as the
Ministry of Natural Resources. On January 30, 1987, the ministry was reorganized into the Department of
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, by Executive Order No. 131 and was finally reorganized into
the Department of Environment and Natural Resources by Executive Order No. 192 on June 10, 1987. DENR
worked on large-scale reforestation of Davao City under the national greening program (NGP), its
flagship project that lasted for a period of six years, from 2011 to 2016.
 • Environmental Protection and Management

PRIMARY •
•
Natural Resource Management
Land Management
• Biodiversity Conservation
FUNCTIONS OF • Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
• Environmental Education and Advocacy
DENR •
•
Research and Development
International Cooperation
 • Tourism Planning and Development
Environmental Impact Assessment
FUNCTIONS (EIA)
• Issuing Environmental Compliance
Certificates (ECCs)
RELATED TO • Protected Areas Management
• Biodiversity Conservation for Tourism

TOURISM AND • Regulation of Activities in Protected

Areas
• Community-Based Sustainable Tourism

HOSPITALITY (CBST)
• Education and Awareness
• Cooperation with Tourism Agencies
• Climate Change Resilience in Tourism
IF YOU WERE THE HEAD OF THE AGENCY, WHAT
ACTION WOULD YOU TAKE TO IMPROVE THE
SERVICE OF SAID AGENCY RELATING TO
TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY?
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Education and Awareness
• Eco-Tourism Development
• Community Empowerment
• Environmental Protection and Conservation
• Regulatory Enforcement
• Public and Private Partnerships
• International Collaboration
• Monitoring and Evaluation