Institutional Roles in Land Classification

System of Land Classification;

Department Head;

inter-bureau system;

Alienable and Disposable (A&D);

°Policy judgment °Technical evidence;

present land cover;

Technical studies and surveys;

Unclassified public land

[Section 13 — ___]

•___ — prescribes the criteria, guidelines, and methods for proper land classification and surveying. •Uses an ___ to determine which unclassified public lands are needed for forest purposes. •Lands not needed for forest purposes may be declared ___ through lawful government action. •Classification requires: ___ •Classification is not based only on ___. •___ support the official government determination. •___ ≠ automatically A&D.

unclassified public land;

technical study/survey;

forest purposes;

DENR/NAMRIA;

approve/declare classification;

maps and records

[Institutional Process]

1. Identify ___
2. Conduct ___
3. Determine if needed for ___
4. Review through proper ___ process
5. Officially ___
6. Update authoritative ___

Existing Pasture Leases and Permits;

Pasture leases and permits;

Forest lands under pasture arrangements;

legal land classification

[Section 14 — ___]

•___ do not automatically convert forest land into private or A&D land. •___ remain subject to the land classification system. •Permit/use authorization ≠ ___

Topography;

Public-domain land;

18% or more;

Forest land;

50% or more;

A&D land;

18% or more;

existing title;

approved public land application;

30 years;

automatically A&D

[Section 15 — ___]

18% Slope Rule •___ with a slope of ___ generally cannot be classified as A&D. •___ with a slope of ___ cannot be classified as grazing land. •___ with a slope of ___ generally reverts to forest land.

Exceptions to Reversion The 18%+ A&D land may not revert if it is: •Already covered by an ___ •Covered by an ___ •Openly, continuously, adversely, and publicly occupied for at least ___ by a person qualified for a free patent

Important Slope below 18% ≠ ___

Areas Needed for Forest Purposes;

forest land;

forest or public purposes;

A&D

[Section 16 — ___]

Even land below 18% slope may remain ___ if needed for ___.

Examples: •Isolated forest patches •Reforested areas •Ridge tops and headwaters •Protective strips along waterways and shorelines •Parks and sanctuaries •Areas needed for other public purposes

Key principle: Below 18% slope does not automatically mean ___.

DENR;

DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resources);

land-classification;

review and approval;

forest lands;

land-status certifications;

mapping authorities;

•Central Office •Regional Offices •Provincial Offices •Community Offices •Attached agencies

[___ — Institutional Role]

___ is the principal executive department for environmental and natural-resource administration.

Functions •Implements ___ policies •Conducts ___ processes •Manages ___ •Issues ___ •Coordinates with ___

Offices ___

NAMRIA;

NAMRIA;

land-classification (LC) line base maps;

surveys;

geospatial analysis;

maps;

technical assistance;

map outputs;

final mapping;

Land classification

[___ — Mapping Role]

___ is the government's central mapping agency.

Functions in Land Classification •Provides ___ •Conducts/supports ___ •Performs ___ •Prepares and evaluates ___ •Provides ___ •Reviews ___ •Provides ___ support

Key Point ___ is a continuing technical function involving surveying, mapping, and geospatial analysis.

Land Classification (LC) Map;

•A&D •Forestland;

LC map;

•The approving issuance •Other authoritative records

[Land Classification Map]

A ___ shows the approved boundary between land classifications, such as: ___

Important An ___ is a legal-technical reference, not simply a map of physical land cover.

The LC line must be interpreted together with: ___

Land Classification

Legal status

Land Cover

Physical condition/use

mapping and technical;

LC maps and geospatial;

local records;

field activities;

implementation;

technical evaluation;

°Local coordination °Field access;

national public-domain land

[DENR + NAMRIA Collaboration]

NAMRIA •Provides ___ expertise •Provides ___ support

DENR Field Offices •Provide ___ •Coordinate ___ •Support ___

DENR Bureaus/Committees •Participate in ___

LGUs •May assist with: ___ •Cannot independently reclassify ___.

DAO 2022-10;

CENRO/PENRO;

Regional Executive Director;

•Chief, Surveys and Mapping Division, DENR Regional Office

[___ — LC Status Certification]

Ordinary LC Status Certification For certification that land is A&D or forestland: •___ — issuing authority under the specified field-office arrangement •___ — NCR

Judicial Titling For LC-status certification for judicial titling: _