1 The NCIP, through its regional offices, shall have original and exclusive 2 jurisdiction over all claims and disputes involving ICCAs; Provided, however, that 3 no such dispute shall be brought to the NCIP unless the parties have exhausted 4 all remedies provided under their customary laws, provided further that when one 5 o f the parties is not a member of the ICCs/IPs, 6 mechanisms shall apply. For this purpose, a certification shall be issued by the 7 Council of Elders/Leaders who participated in the attempt to settle the dispute that 8 the same has not been resolved, which certification shall be a condition precedent 9 to the filing of a petition with the NCIP traditional conflict resolutions 10 SEC. 20. Rote o f the DENR. - T h e DENR shall, upon the formal request of the 11 ICCs/IPs, provide financial and technical support for delineation and mapping, and 12 biodiversity assessment of ICCA and in the listing or registration of ICCA with the 13 Registry and similar global platforms or networks. 14 15 Enforcement o f the preventive mechanisms and penal provisions of this Act shall also be vested in the DENR. 16 17 The agency shall also take into account the issues and concerns on ICCAs in all management planning and decision-making processes of the ICCs/IPs.. 18 The government shall provide funds for the publication of the ICCAs. 19 SEC. 21. Role o f O ther G overnm ent Agencies and LGUs. -C onsistent with 20 their respective mandates and upon formal request by ICCs/IPs, national 21 government agencies and LGUs shall provide financial and technical assistance in 22 building and strengthening the capacity of the requesting ICCs/IPs to manage their 23 ICCA. 24 The NCIP and the DENR, in partnership with the DILG, shall device an 25 incentive scheme for LGUs that will adopt and include ICCAs in the Regional and 26 Provincial Physical Framework Plans, Comprehensive Land and Water Use Plans 27 (CLWUP), Community Development Plan (CDP), Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP) and 28 other relevant plans and programs. 29 The NCIP and the DENR, in partnership with the Department of Information 30 and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Philippine Statistics Authority 31 (PSA), shall create or improve on existing data gathering methods for a complete 32 and centralized ICCA registry. 12

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