The community, through the indigenous leadership system, shall be the
repository of all generated information/data by the DENR and the NCIP
including the Minutes of the Consultation process giving rise to the
agreementls between and among the different parties and stakeholders. The
Regional Offices of the DENR and the NCIP shall keep a copy thereof for record
purposes and if needed, all concerned stakeholders may request and secure
their respective copy from the concerned indigenous leadership system.
Sec. 9. Registration. - Registration of the indigenous and traditionally
managed forest a s a result of the comprehensive evaluation, documentation
and consultation activities found to be practicing a sustainable forest resources
management system and practice shall be issued with a Joint Implementing
Rules and Regulations (JIRR) jointly approved by the DENR, the NCIP and all
parties mentioned in Section 6 hereof.
The presence of the following factors/ conditions which in all cases shall
be considered in the registration:
9.1 The
existing Indigenous Forest Resources Management
Systems/ Practices is promoting forest conservation, protection,
utilization and biodiversity conservation;
9.2 The basis of the indigenous forest resources management practices
shall focus on the maintenance of the watershed system necessary
to sustain/maintain the protective and productive functions of the
forest through indigenous knowledge approach/practices which
will enhance soil and water conservation and biodiversity;
9.3 The presence of customary laws, if verified to be within the
framework of sustainable forest resources management, which
may be written or unwritten rules, regulations, usages, customs
and practices traditionally observed, accepted and recognized by
the respective ICCs/IPs in the management of forest resources;
9.4 The watershed
forest management shall be the ecosystem
management units and being managed in a holistic, scientific,
rights-based, technology-based and community-based manner and
observing the principles of multiple use, decentralization and
devolution actively participated by the Local Government Units
(LGUs) and other concerned agencies with synergism of the
economic, ecological, social and cultural objectives, and the
rational utilization of all forest resources found therein;
9.5 The security of land tenure and land use rights a s provided for
under the IPRA and other applicable ENR laws, rules and
regulations shall be a requirement for sustainable use; and
9.6 The
current
indigenous
forest
resources
management
systems/practices can be harmonized with current ENR laws,
rules and regulations.
Sec. 10. Resources Management and Sustainability.
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Resource
management within registered traditionally-managed forests shall be strictly in
adherence to the estqhlished traqjtional leaqprship struptyre and pra~tices.A