Section Shortcut:

[Policy Formulation] [Environmental Management and Pollution Control] [Research and Development] [Environmental Education and Public Awareness]

POLICY FORMULATION

• Formulation of Environmnetal Legislation
  • Conduct of studies which serve as basis for the formulation of laws and regulations on environmental protection and management.

• Review of Existing Policies
  • Review existing environmnetal policies to effect amendments/revisions in view of recent developments in environmnetal management.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL

• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
  • Sensitize both government and private planners to the need for considering environmental factors in project planning.

• Solid Waste Management
  • Provision of technical and financial assistance to local government units for a more vigorous and coordinated solid waste management.

• Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Waste Management
  • Aims to manage and control the use and proliferation of toxic and hazardous substances in the country.

• Air Quality Management
  • Formulate air quality surveillance and monitoring schemes for implementation by the DENR Regional Offices.
  • Conduct of emission source inventory for the entire country in coordination with the DENR Regional Offices.
  • Provision of technical assistance to the Regional Offices in the implementation of environmental laws.
  • Monitoring of the Regional Offices in their implementation of environmental laws.
  • Establishment of special response and monitoring teams to tackle emergencies and catastrophes caused by air pollution.

• Water Quality Management
  • Formulation of water quality surveilance and monitoring schemes for implementation by the Regional Offices.
  • Conduct of water pollution discharge inventory on point and non-point sources.
  • Provision of technical assistance to the Regional Offices in the implementation of environmental laws, particularly water pollution control.
  • Conduct of special response and monitoring during water pollution emergencies and catastrophes.
  • Overseeing of river classification activities.

• Support to the Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB)
  • Provision of secretariat services to the Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB).

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

• Pollution Research
  • Conduct of various research projects/studies to address environmental issues and problems.

• Laboratory Services
  • Analysis of samples from the environmental monitoring station network and other programs and projects.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS

• Environmental Education
  • Aims to create awareness, knowledge, attitudes, skills and participation for the care of the environment through integration of environmental concepts in all subjects at all levels of education in both the formal and non-formal sectors.

• Public Awareness
  • Aims to increase awareness on and concern for the environment through the use of printing and broadcast media, conduct of seminars, symposia, lectures, briefings and other related information activities.

• Institutional Coordination and Documentation
  • Coordination with local institutions and international focal points on environmental matters.

• Philippine Environmental Report
  • Periodic assessment of the charges in the components of the environment emphasizing natural resources utilization, industrialization, agricultural development and other issues on environmental degradation.

• Library Services
  • Maintenance of local and foreign books, documents and other related materials on the environment for researchers from the academe, government agencies, NGOs, etc.

• Video Library
  • Maintenance of environmental video films for loan to interested individuals and groups.