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Forest Land
OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
3RD Trimester of A.Y. 2016-2017 Forest is a large track of land covered
Diamer B. Capilitan with a natural growth of trees and
underbrush. On the other hand, forest
What is environmental law? land is a classification of land under the
Constitution that is part of public domain
A complex and interlocking body of which is beyond the commerce of man
statutes, common law, treaties, and may not be alienated or disposed.
conventions, regulations and
policies. 1. Public Forest a mass of land of
It operates to regulate the public domain which has not been a
interaction of humanity and the subject of the present system of
rest of the biophysical or natural classification.
environment.
Its purpose is to reduce or 2. Permanent Forest/ Forest
minimize the impacts of human Reserves lands of public domain which
activity, both on the natural have been subject of the present system
environment for its own sake, and of classification and determined to be
on humanity itself. needed for forest purposes