Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Philippines)

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Department of Environment and Natural Resources Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Kayamanan
Established	January 1, 1917
Secretary	Jose L. Atienza, Jr.
Budget	P7.111 billion (2007)
Website	http://www.denr.gov.ph

The Philippines' Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Filipino:Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Kayamanan) abbreviated as DENR is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for controlling and supervising the exploration, development, utilization, and conservation of the country's natural resources.

Contents 1 History 2 Bureaus 3 Attached Agencies 4 External links

[edit] History

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources was first established on January 1, 1917 as the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) through the enactment of Act No. 2666 by the Philippine Commission, otherwise known as "An Act to Re-organize the Executive Department of the Government of the Philippine Islands," on 18 November 1916. In 1932, the DANR was reorganized into the Department of Agriculture and Commerce (DAC).

In 1947, a reorganization act changed the DAC back to the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The Natural Resources arm of the DANR was finally spun off on May 17, 1974 as the Department of Natural Resources. On January 30, 1987, the Ministry was reorganized into the Department of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources by Executive Order No. 131 and was finally reorganized into the Department of Environment and Natural Resources by Executive Order No. 192 on June 10, 1987.

[edit] Bureaus

• Ecosystems Research and Development
• Environmental Management
• Forest Management
• Bureau of Lands Management
• Mines and Geosciences
• Protected Areas and Wildlife

[edit] Attached Agencies

• Laguna Lake Development Authority
• National Mapping and Resource Information
• National Water Resources Board
• Natural Resources Development Corporation
• Natural Resources & Mining Development

[edit] External links

• Department of Environment and Natural Resources website
• Environmental Legal Assistance Center, Inc. website

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