Forest statistics

Philippines: Forest Cover, 2010

Total Land Area (1000 square kilometers)

Total Forest Area (1000 ha)

29817
7665

Percent Forest Cover

26

Primary Forest Cover (1000 ha)

861

Primary Forest, % total forest

11

Other wooded land (1000 ha)

10128

Percent other wooded land

34

Philippines: Breakdown of forest types, 2010

Primary forest (1000 ha | % of forest area)

861 11

Other naturally regenerated forest (1000 ha | % of forest area)

6452 84

Planted Forest (1000 ha | % of forest area)

352

Philippines: Trends in Total (Net) Forest Cover, 1990-2010

1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010

TOTAL FOREST COVER (1000 ha)

1990

2000

2005

2010

6570

7117

7391

7665

55

55

ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)

Negative number represents deforestation
1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010

ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)

Negative number represents deforestation

0.80

Philippines: Trends in Natural Forest Cover (Deforestation), 1990-2010

FOREST COVER (excluding planted forests) (1000 ha)

1990

2000

2005

2010

6268.00

6790.00

7051.00

7313.00

ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)

Negative number represents deforestation
1990-2000

2000-2005

2005-2010

52

52.00

52.00

ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)

Negative number represents deforestation
1990-2000

2000-2005

2005-2010

0.8

0.83

0.77

Philippines: Trends in Primary or Old Growth Forest Cover, 1990-2010

PRIMARY FOREST COVER (1000

55

ha)

0.76

0.73

1990

2000

2005

2010

861

861

861

861

ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)

Negative number represents deforestation
1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010
0

PLANTED FOREST COVER (1000

ha)

ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)

Negative number represents deforestation
1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010
0

Philippines: Trends in Planted Forest

Cover, 1990-2010

1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010

3

1990

2000

2005

2010

302

327

340

352

ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)

Negative number represents deforestation
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
A. Basic Framework of Land
Management
Land management encompasses
various
aspects which interact with and
influence
each other. They are briefly
described
herein.
1. Land Tenure
Land tenure for urban and rural
areas is
either of two types absolute
ownership
(known also as fee simple or
freehold) and
less than absolute, i.e., subject to
certain
limitations, qualifications or
restrictions.
The most common forms are
leasehold
(with various terms, time period,
and
conditions) and usufruct, where
possession or occupation is with
or

ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)

Negative number represents deforestation
1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010
0.80

0.78

0.70

without rental, respectively.

2. Land Ownership and
Transfer
Ownership of land is a privilege
that
pertains only to individuals and
corporations or associations
legally
qualified to acquire or hold lands
of the
public domain. The exception to
this rule
is where the transfer or
conveyance is by
hereditary succession. Only
natural born
citizens of the Philippines may
acquire
lands in the country, although
those who
have lost their Philippine
citizenship may,
subject to limitations provided by
law, still
be a transferee of private lands.
One such
law referred to is Batas Pambansa
80
where former natural born
citizens who
have since renounced their
Filipino

citizenship may acquire

residential lands
for retirement purposes for as
long as they
do not exceed 1000 square
meters in both
urban and rural areas. It is
projected that
other legislations may be
promulgated in
the future, providing for other
circumstances where land
ownership
rights may be acquired by former
natural
born Filipinos.
3. Land Titling and
Registration
The two modes of registration of
titles to
land are the Torrens System and
the
system of recording unregistered
lands.
Under the torrens system, land
conveyance is effected through
registration in the Registry of
Land Titles
and Deeds which has an office in
every
city and municipality.
4. Land Sub-Division
The sub-division of titled land may
be
done under the Property
Registration
decree (PD 1529, June 1978) and
under
the Sub-Division and
Condominium Buyers
Protected decree (PD 1957, July
1976).
Sub-Division is usually undertaken
for the
purpose of selling the divided lots
as part
of a sub-division project.

Mines and geosciences

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau

dates back during the Spanish regime,
known as the Inspeccion General de
Minas. It took charge of the
administration and disposition of
minerals and mineral lands. The
Office, however, was abolished on
July 1, 1886 but its functions and
personnel were merged with the
General Directorate of Civil
Administration.