DENR Policies

Chemical Control Order (CCO) for Benzene

Chemical Control Order (CCO) for Vinyl Chloride

Supplemental Addendum and Amendment to DENR Administrative Order Nos. 2025-22 and 2026-07 Re: Sustainable Forest Land Management Agreement (SFLMA)

Implementation of DENR Water Supply-Related Projects under the Water Resources Management Office

Adoption of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and Mainstreaming and Institutionalization of NbS into the Policies, Plans, and Programs of the DENR

Redefining the Administrative Jurisdictions of the PENRO and CENRO in Laguna and Renaming of CENRO Pagsanjan to CENRO Sta. Cruz

Operationalizing Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Framework in the Philippines

Operationalization of the Forestry Investment Portal

Guidelines in the Promotion and Operationalization of Potential Investment Areas (PIAs) within Forest Land

Additional List of Chemicals to the Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS) for CY 2024

Delegation of Authorities Pertaining to the Approval of Personal Travel Authority of DENR Officials and Employees

Amending Certain Provisions of DAO No. 2022-09 (Manual of Authorities on Human Resource Matters) and DAO 2026-01 on Official and Personal Foreign Travel of NAMRIA Personnel

Rules and Regulations Governing the Implementation of the Revised Price Monitoring System for Selected Forest Products

Amending DAO No. 2025-36 or the Guidelines for the Processing of Applications for Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) and Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC) for Projects on Boracay Island

Declaring Certain Portions of the Unclassified Public Land as Forest Land for Permanent Forest Purposes under LC Project No. 17-N of Sablayan, Province of Occidental Mindoro

Declaring Certain Portions of the Unclassified Public Land as Forest Land for Permanent Forest Purposes under LC Project No. 24-A of the Municipality of Calintaan, Province of Occidental Mindoro

Declaring Certain Portions of the Unclassified Public Land as Agricultural Land (Alienable and Disposable) and Setting Aside Certain Parcels as Forest Land for Permanent Forest Purposes in the Municipalities of Lopez, Gumaca, Macalelon, and General Luna, Province of Quezon

Declaring Certain Portions of the Unclassified Public Land as Forest Land for Permanent Forest Purposes under LC Project Nos. 64, 37-P, and 61 of the Municipalities of Maasim, Kiamba, and Maitum, Province of Sarangani

Declaring Certain Portions of the Unclassified Public Land as Forest Land for Permanent Forest Purposes under LC Project Nos. 24 and 11-L of the Municipalities of Damulog and Kibawe, Province of Bukidnon

Declaring Certain Portions of the Unclassified Public Land as Agricultural Land (Alienable and Disposable) and Setting Aside Certain Parcels as Forest Land for Permanent Forest Purposes in Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro

Declaring Certain Portions of the Unclassified Public Land as Forest Land for Permanent Forest Purposes under LC Project Nos. 47-A and 38-A of the Municipalities of Lingayen and Binmaley, Province of Pangasinan

Declaring Certain Portions of the Unclassified Public Land as Agricultural Land (Alienable and Disposable) and Setting Aside Certain Parcels as Forest Land for Permanent Forest Purposes under LC Project Nos. 17-J, 22-N, and 24-B of the City of Kabankalan and Municipalities of Ilog and Hinobaan, Province of Negros Occidental

Updated National List of Threatened Philippine Plants and Their Categories

Amending Sections 16.1 and 16.3 of DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2017-15, Guidelines on Public Participation under the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System

Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9322, Reclassifying 512.80 Hectares of Public Land under Timberland Project No. 13-G in Barangay Ransang, Municipality of Rizal, Province of Palawan as Agricultural Land Open for Disposition

Issuance of Interim Small-Scale Mining Contracts

Guidelines in the Cutting, Gathering, Collection and/or Removal of Trees within Residential Lots

Guidelines Governing the Establishment, Registration, and Monitoring of Voluntary Forest Carbon Credit Projects in Forest Lands, Protected Areas under NIPAS, and Ancestral Lands/Domains

Enhanced Guidelines for Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) Under the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System (PEISS) for Offshore Wind (OSW) Energy Projects

Guidelines on the Installation and Use of Stationary Watershed Monitoring Instruments

Amending Certain Provisions of DENR Administrative Order No. 2025-22 or the Rules and Regulations Governing the Sustainable Forest Land Management Agreement (SFLMA) and Prescribing the New Procedures for All Forest Tenure Instruments

Adoption of the Framework for the Development of the Modern Philippine Geodetic Reference System (PGRS) for Sustainable Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) Management

Adoption of the Philippines Readiness in the Voluntary Forest Carbon Market: Roadmap (2026-2030)

Amending Section 14 of DAO No. 2018-14 or the Guidelines on the Issuance of Area Clearance for Reclamation Projects and Proclamation/Special Patents over Reclaimed Lands

Adoption of the Environment and Natural Resources Law Enforcement Manual of Operations (ELEMO)

Amending DAO No. 2014-03 (Manual of Authorities on Human Resources Development and Administrative Matters), DAO No. 2022-09 (Manual of Authorities on Human Resource Matters), DAO No. 2022-10 (Revised DENR Manual of Authorities on Technical Matters), and Delegation of Signing Authority for Common DENR Documents

Additional List of Classified Caves as of CY 2024

Delegating the Authority to Approve Three-Year Development/Utilization Work Programs to the Regional Director of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Offices

Guidelines for the Processing of Applications for Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) and Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC) for Projects on Boracay Island

Revised Guidelines for the Issuance of Free Patents to Residential Lands under Republic Act No. 10023

List of Classified/Reclassified Water Bodies in 2025

Certifying LC Map No. 3701 as the Correct Map of the Portion of Timberland Block Project No. 13 per LC Map No. 3400 in the Municipality of Rizal, Province of Palawan, Reclassified as Agricultural Land Open for Disposition under Republic Act No. 9322

Guidelines in the Pilot Implementation of Flexible Work Arrangement (FWA) in the DENR

Guidelines on the Reconstitution, Revocation and Reissuance of Lost or Destroyed Unregistered Patents

Promotion of Integrated Governance towards the Development of a National Ocean Environments Management Policy and Defining the Responsibilities of DENR Offices and Bureaus for This Purpose

Amendment to DENR Administrative Order (DAO) 2025-20 or the "Guidelines in Securing Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) Under the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System (PEISS) for Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) Projects on Inland Freshwater Bodies"

Providing Fees for the Registration of Extended Producer Responsibility Programs in Relation to Republic Act No. 11898 (Extended Producer Responsibility Act of 2022) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations

Guidelines in the Conduct of Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) as Part of the Requirements to be Included in the Environmental Impact Statement of Offshore Wind (OSW) Energy Projects and Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) Plants

Guidelines on the Designation of Waterbodies as Non-Attainment Areas (NAAs) and Attainment Areas (AAs) and Procedures for Monitoring Restoration, Revival, and Rehabilitation of Initially Designated NAAs

Amending DENR Administrative Order 2016-12 and the Philippine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (PBSAP) 2015-2028, and Establishing a Mechanism for Its Implementation

Revised Rules on Appeal to the Office of the Secretary

Guidelines on the Inventory of Structures within Forest Lands

Guidelines on Delineating Foreshore Lands and Profiling Occupants and Improvements Therein

Rules and Regulations Governing Sustainable Forest Land Management Agreement (SFLMA)

Guidelines on the Issuance of Authority to Print (ATP) LMB Survey Forms for the National Government Agencies (NGAs) and Local Government Units (LGUs)

Amending Chapters V, VI, and VII of DENR Administrative Order No. 2010-21, the Consolidated IRR of Republic Act No. 7942 (Philippine Mining Act of 1995)

Guidelines on the Use of Security Paper (SECPA) in Forestry-Related Issuances

Guidelines in Securing Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) under the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System (PEISS) for Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) Projects on Inland Freshwater Bodies

Amending Certain Provisions on Surveys and Mapping under DENR Administrative Order No. 2022-10 or the Revised DENR Manual of Authorities on Technical Matters

Guidelines on the Electronic Filing of Pleadings and Documents in Land Claims and Conflicts Cases

Designation of the Iligan Bay Misamis Oriental and Lanao del Norte as Water Quality Management Area and Creation of Its Governing Board

Designation of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS) Coastal Waters as Water Quality Management Area and Creation of Its Governing Board

Designation of the Naboc River as a Water Quality Management Area and Creation of Its Governing Board

Designation of Water Quality Management Area within Siargao Island Protected Landscape and Seascape and Creation of Its Governing Board

Designation of the Davao Gulf (Digos City - Municipality of Sta. Cruz) as Water Quality Management Area and Creation of Its Governing Board

Standard Procedures for Land Administration and Management System Philippines Inspection, Verification and Approval of Surveys (LAMS-IVAS)

Guidelines on the Annotation of Legal Basis in the Survey Plans in Case of Change of Political Jurisdiction or Names of Local Government Units (LGUs)

Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS)

Guidelines on the Integration of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the Formulation and Implementation of the Social Development and Management Program (SDMP)

Strengthening the Tamaraw Conservation Program and Providing the Implementation Mechanism Thereof

Guidelines on the Establishment, Operation, Management, Maintenance, and Implementation of the Program of Work of the Marine Scientific Research Stations (MSRS)

Establishing the Institutional Mechanism for Undertaking Natural Capital Accounting in the DENR

Interim Guidelines for Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) under the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System (PEISS) for Offshore Wind (OSW) Energy Projects

Guidelines for the Establishment and Implementation of the Cave Management, Protection, and Conservation Program (CMPCP)

Designation of Bacuit-El Nido Bay as Water Quality Management Area (WQMA) and Creation of Its Governing Board

Guidelines in Granting Government Agencies Gratuitous Permits for the Special Uses of Forest Lands

Guidelines in the Creation of Watershed Management Councils

Guidelines on the Establishment of the Carbon Accounting, Verification, and Certification System (CAVCS) for Forest Carbon Projects

Declaring Sasmuan Bangkung Malapad Coastal Wetland in Barangay Batang, Sasmuan, Pampanga as Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area

Amending DAO No. 2020-07, Rationalizing Dredging Activities in Heavily-Silted River Channels Pursuant to DENR-DPWH-DILG-DOTr Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1, Series of 2019

Guidelines on the Operationalization of the National Forest Monitoring System for the Implementation of the Philippine REDD+ Strategy

Adopting the Field Manual for Tree Seed Collection, Processing and Certification of Quality Planting Materials and Providing Mechanisms on Its Adoption

Prescribing the Guidelines on the Issuance of Provisional Agreement for All Tenure Instruments Issued under the Forestry Sector

Rules and Regulations Governing the Establishment, Harvesting and Transport of Bamboo

Adopting the Wildlife Law Enforcement Action Plan (WildLEAP) 2018-2028 as the National Roadmap in Addressing Wildlife Crimes

Adoption of the Forestry Investment Road Map (FIRM) 2018-2028

Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 7586, the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992, as Amended by Republic Act No. 11038 (E-NIPAS Act of 2018)

Establishing the Adopt-a-Wildlife Species Program and Providing the Guidelines Governing Its Implementation

Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9154, the Mount Kanla-on Natural Park (MKNP) Act of 2001