(2) Administer the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau, and Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau for which he/she shall be responsible to the Regional Secretary; (3) Coordinate the programs and projects of the Department, and be responsible for its economical, efficient, and effective administration; (4) Assist the Regional Secretary, in issues and concerns relating to protected areas, research and mines; and (5) Perform such other functions as may be provided by law. Chapter 3 Department Services SEC. 10. Department Services. - The Department Services shall be as follows: (1) The Administrative and Finance Management Service shall provide the Department with services relating to Human Resource Management and Career Development; records and correspondence; supplies, property and equipment; budgeting, accounting, and other financial services, collection, cashiering, and other financial matters; (2) The Plans, Programs and Project Management Services shall provide technical services to the Department in the areas of overall policy formulation, strategic and operational planning, management systems or procedures, and the evaluation and monitoring of Department programs, projects and internal operations; and (3) Each of the Services shall be headed by a Staff Director with a rank of Director II. Chapter 4 Bureaus SEC. 11. Forest Management Bureau. - The Forest Management Bureau shall be headed by a Director II who shall assist the Assistant Regional Secretary for LEF on matters pertaining to forest development and conservation. As its primary functions, the bureau shall: (1) Recommend policies and/or programs for the effective protection, development, occupancy, management and conservation of forest lands and watersheds, including the grazing and mangrove areas; reforestation and rehabilitation of critically denuded or degraded forest reservations, improvement of water resource use and development, development of national parks, preservation of wilderness areas, game refuge and wildlife sanctuaries, ancestral lands, wilderness areas and other natural reserves, developing of natural plantations, including rattan, bamboo, and other valuable non-timber natural resources; and rationalization of the wood-based industries, regulation of utilization and exploitation of forest resources, including wildlife, to ensure continuous supply of forest products, goods and services; 95

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