Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Philippines)

Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Department overview
Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Kayamanan

Formed	January 1, 1917 (1917-01-01)
Headquarters	DENR Building, Visayas Avenue, Vasra, Quezon City
Annual budget	₱211.1 Billion (2015)^[1]
Department executive	Ramon Paje, Secretary
Website	www.denr.gov.ph

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

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. Currently, the DENR is working on a large-scale reforestation of Davao City.

List of the Secretaries of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Main article: Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (Philippines)

Bureaus

Bureau	Acronym	Filipino Name	Incumbent
Environmental Management Bureau	EMB - DENR	Kawanihan ng Pamamahalang Pangkapaligiran	Juan Miguel Cuna
Mines and Geosciences Bureau	MGB- DENR	Kawanihan ng Pagmimina at Agham-Panlupa	Engr. Leo Jasareno
Forest Management Bureau	FMB	Kawanihan ng Pamamahala sa mga Kagubatan	Ricardo Calderon
Biodiversity Management Bureau (formerly Protected Areas and Wildlife Management Bureau)	BMB (formerly PAWB)	Kawanihan ng Pamamahala sa Sari-Saring Buhay (formerly Kawanihan ng Pamamahala sa mga Parke at Buhay Ilang	Dr. Theresa Mundita Lim
Land Management Bureau^[2]	LMB	Kawanihan ng Pamamahala sa mga Lupa	Engr. Ralph Pablo
Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau	ERDB	Kawanihan ng Pananaliksik at Pag-unlad Pangkalikasan	Dr. Portia Lapitan

Attached agencies

Laguna Lake Development Authority
National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
National Water Resources Board
Natural Resources Development Corporation
Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission

References

↑ "GAA 2015" (PDF). DBM. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
↑ "Land Management Bureau". Land Management Bureau Official Website. Retrieved on 2014-12-26.

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