(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;
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