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adjacent to designated protected areas designated by law that need
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special development control in order to avoid or minimize harm to the
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protected area;
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g) Bureau -
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the
Mines
and
Geosciences
Bureau
(MGB)
under the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);
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h) Carrying capacity - the capacity of natural and human environments to
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accommodate and absorb change without experiencing conditions of
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ecologicai instability and attendant degradation;
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i) Certificate o f Ancestrai Domains Title (CADT) - title formally recognizing
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the rights of possession and ownership of ICCs/IPs over their ancestral
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domains identified and delineated in accordance with law;
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j) Certificate o f Ancestral Lands Title (CALT) - a title formally recognizing
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the rights of ICCs/IPs over their ancestral lands;
k) Closure o f mines - permanent cessation of operations at a mine or mine
processing site after completion of the decommissioning process;
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l)
Consensus -
the
decision
communally
reached
after
appropriate
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participatory
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manipulation, interference and coercion, and other analogous cases and
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obtained after fully disclosing the intent and scope, including the
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positive and negative impacts of the activity, in a language and process
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understandable to the community or group.
consultation
and
discussion,
free
from
any external
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[w)Consent - the free, prior and informed assent of the relevant person/s,
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ICCs/IPs, barangay assemblies, landowner or occupant or possessor,
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given after fully disclosing the intent and scope, including the positive
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and negative impacts of the activity, in a language and process
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understandable to said persons or communities or assemblies;
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n) Contract area - the area delineated as specifically provided by a mineral
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agreement for the development or utilization of mineral resources found
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therein;
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o) Critical watershed - refers to a drainage area of a river system, lake or
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water reservoir supporting existing and proposed hydroelectric power,
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domestic water supply, geothermal power and irrigation works, which
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needs immediate rehabilitation and protection to minimize soil erosion,
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improve water yield and prevent possible flooding. The term shall also
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include areas which are traditional human settlements, land-uses, or
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sea-uses which are representative of a culture/cultures, or human