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Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR)
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP)
DENR-NCIP JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE
ORDER NO. 2008- 01
SUBJECT: GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE RECOGNITION,
DOCUMENTATION, REGISTRATION AND CONFIRMATION
OF ALL SUSTAINABLE TRADITIONAL AND INDIGENOUS
FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND
PRACTICES (STIFRMSP) OF INDIGENOUS CULTURAL
COMMUNITIES OR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN ANCESTRAL
DOMAIN/LAND.
Pursuant to the Ijrovisions of the 1987 Constitution, Presidential Decree
(PD) No. 705, a s amended, Executive Order (EO) No. 192, Series of 1987,
Republic Act (RA) No. 8371 or the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) of
1997 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (NCIP Administrative Order
No. 1, Series of 1998, DENR-NCIP Memorandum Circular No. 2003-01, EO No.
318, Series of 2004, in deference to the forest resources management systems
and practices of the Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples
(ICCs/IPs) that should be recognized, promoted and protected, the guidelines
and procedures a s provided for in this Order shall be strictly observed.
Section 1. - Policies. In recognition of the inherent right of ICCs/IPs to
self-governance and self-determination a s well a s their contribution in the
conservation, management, development of the country's environment and
natural resources for the welfare of the present and future Filipino generations,
the State shall protect and guarantee their right to pursue their economic,
social and cultural well-being not only to ensure equitable sharing of benefits
from the bounty of the earth but also to enable them to flourish under a
balance and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of
nature.
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Section 2. Objectives. - For the effective implementation of this Order,
the following objectives shall serve a s guides:
2.1.
General Objectives: The DENR and NCIP shall:
a. Jointly undertake the recognition, documentation, registration and
confirmation of the Traditional and Indigenous Forest Resources
Management Systems and Practices (STIFRMSP) of ICCs/IPs found to
be sustainable, which' have either been established and/or effectively
managed by families, clans and communities a s part of their cultural
practices and traditions a s well a s the role of indigenous socio-cultural
and socio political institutions in this endeavor;