Coverage of the National Greening Program
- Target to plant 1.5 billion trees over 1.5 million hectares within six years (2011-2016).
- Areas covered include:
- Forestlands
- Mangrove and protected areas
- Ancestral domains
- Civil and military reservations
- Urban areas under local greening plans
- Inactive and abandoned mine sites
- Other suitable public lands
- Private sector and civil society greening efforts to be harmonized under the NGP.
Strategies for Implementation
- Social Mobilization:
- Mandatory planting of minimum 10 seedlings per year by students and government employees.
- Encouragement of participation by private sector and civil society.
- People's Organizations (POs) assigned primary responsibility for maintenance and protection of plantations with government/private assistance.
- Harmonization:
- Integration of all tree planting initiatives under NGP.
- Annual production of quality seedlings by government institutions.
- Technical assistance provided by DA, DENR, and DAR.
- Incentives:
- Proceeds from agroforestry plantations accrue to beneficiary communities.
- Priority for NGP beneficiaries in the Conditional Cash Transfer Program.
- Development of incentives for rainforestation, especially in protected areas.
- Monitoring and Management:
- Centralized database managed by DA, DAR, DENR.
- Regular monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder engagement including private sector and academe.
Oversight and Lead Agency
- NGP Oversight Committee formed from DA-DAR-DENR Convergence Initiative Steering Committee.
- DENR designated as lead agency.
Roles and Responsibilities of Partner Agencies
- DA, DAR, DENR: Nursery establishment, site preparation, planting, monitoring, technical support, infrastructure, marketing assistance.
- DepEd, CHED: Student mobilization, nursery and planting activities, IEC campaigns, extension services, monitoring.
- DSWD: Conditional cash transfer provision, social mobilization.
- DBM: Funding allocation.
- DILG: Transportation, security, fire protection, IEC.
- LGUs: Nursery establishment, urban greening plans, communal tree farms, infrastructure, medical support, technical assistance.
- DOH: Transportation and medical support.
- DPWH: Transport support, road construction.
- DOTC: Transport and communication facilities.
- DND: Nursery and site preparation, security, transport support.
- DOST: Technology development and transfer, IEC.
- DOJ: Nursery and transport support.
- NCIP: Mobilization and supervision of indigenous peoples' participation.
- TESDA: Technical assistance in product development.
- PAGCOR: Funding support.
- All other government agencies, GOCCs, and SUCs to fully support.
Implementation Guidelines and Funding
- Agencies to issue implementing guidelines within 15 days.
- Initial funding by DBM, subsequent funds integrated into agency budgets.
Legal Provisions
- Separability clause preserving valid provisions if parts declared unconstitutional.
- Repealing clause to override inconsistent rules and regulations.
- Immediate effect upon publication in general circulation newspaper.