Provincial Government – Environment and Natural Resources Office

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Mandate

Pursuant to Provincial Ordinance No. 26, series of 1995, the PG-ENRO shall be responsible in adopting measures and provision of technical assistance to ensure the delivery of basic services and adequate facilities related to environmental protection and conservation of natural resources.

Mission

Persistently strive, using all cooperative measures and suited technologies, for the most effective and practical approach to reforest, manage waste ecologically, protect and preserve flora & fauna, control & monitor mining and quarrying while enforcing all environmental laws and sustain all other continuing initiatives to keep Bataan’s natural bounty to its optimum state.

Vision

An economically prosperous and independent peninsula with growing economic and industrial activities strengthened by abundant natural resources brought forth by the peoples common concern and action towards a clean and green environment for all the generations to come.

Duties and Functions

PLANS AND PROGRAMS DIVISION

Forest Management Section

Implements community-based forestry projects which include integrated social forestry programs and similar projects
Manages and controls communal forests with an area not exceeding fifty (50) square kilometers
Establishes tree parks, greenbelts and similar development projects

Biodiversity and Integrated Coastal Management Section

Implements Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Program
Implements coastal and marine habitat and wildlife conservation projects which include mangrove development, marine turtle (pawikan) conservation and similar projects

PERMITTING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING DIVISION

Environmental Management Section

Enforces pollution control and environmental protection laws, rules and regulations
Shares responsibility in the management and improvement/maintenance of water and air quality within their territorial jurisdiction
Implements solid waste management projects in support of city and municipal solid waste management systems

Mines and Geosciences Section

Enforcement of small-scale mining laws

Organizational Chart

PROJECTS, PROGRAMS and SERVICES

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Provincial Greening Program

Tree, bamboo and mangrove planting
Seedling survival monitoring
Urban greening
Provision of seedlings (service)

Establishment of Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) Demo Site

Support to Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM)

TA to CBFM People's Organizations
TA on Monitoring and Evaluation of Certificate of Stewardship Contract (CSC)
Provision of Farm Inputs (service)

Operation and Maintenance of Provincial Plant Nursery

Collection of Wildlings
Seedling Propagation
Repair and Maintenance of Nursery Facilities
Seedling Inventory

1Bataan Pawikan Conservation Alliance Network (1PawiCAN)

Conduct of Network Meetings
Communication, Education, and Public Awareness (CEPA) on Pawikan Conservation
Support to Hatchery Establishment and Operations
Pawikan Night Patrol

Mangrove Development Program

Technical Assistance on Mangrove Planting (service)
Support to Establishment and Maintenance of Mangrove Nursery
Support to Establishment and Maintenance of Mangrove Ecotourism Site

International Coastal Clean-Up Activity

Conduct of Organizational Meeting
Support to Clean-Up Proper
Consolidation, Preparation and Submission of ICC Report

Technical Assistance on Wildlife Rescue (service)

PGB Counterpart to Protected Area Management Board (PAMB)

Attendance to PAMB meetings (Bataan Natural Park, Roosevelt Protected Landscape, Palanas Watershed)
Monitoring of Bataan Natural Park (PGB embedded personnel in DENR-PAMO BNP)

PGB Counterpart to Manila Bay Clean-Up and Rehabilitation Program

Attendance to Manila Bay Provincial TWG and Regional SCC meetings
Clean-up and monitoring of Talisay River and other waterways (PGB embedded personnel in LGU Balanga City)

Counterpart to Risk Resiliency Program for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (RRP-CCAM)

Preparation of Project Proposals

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND REGULATION SERVICES

PGB Solid Waste Management Program

Street Sweeping and Waste Collection of Capitol Grounds
Waste Collection and Disposal of Capitol Compound, BGH, Tourism, ODH, Command Center
Special Collection of Solid Waste (service)
Conduct of Provincial Solid Waste Management Board (PSWB) meetings
Support to City/Municipal Solid Waste Management
Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) on SWM

Issuance of Certificate of Environmental Compliance (CEC) (service)

Provincial Environmental Monitoring Program

Water Quality Monitoring of Selected Rivers
Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
Water Quality Assessment (service)
Rental of Water Quality Checker (service)
Short-Term Air Quality Monitoring (service)
Counterpart to Establishment and Operation of Environmental Monitoring Laboratory

Carbon Neutral Bataan Province

Entity-Level Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory
Technical Assistance on Energy Conservation and Clean Energy Projects

PGB Counterpart to Bulacan-Bataan-Pampanga Airshed Governing Board (BPB-AGB)

Attendance to BPB-AGB meetings
Participation to BPB-AGB activities

Social and Environmental Safeguards (SES) Counterpart to Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP)

Environment Pillar Counterpart to National Resilience Council (NRC)

Issuance of Quarry Permit/Industrial Sand and Gravel Permit (service)

Issuance of Special Excavation Permit (SEP) (service)

Monitoring of Small-Scale Mining Permits

Conduct of Provincial Mining Regulatory Board (PMRB) meetings

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY SERVICES

Formulation and updating of ENR Profiles, Plans, and Policies General Administrative Support Services

Accomplishment Report

Annual Accomplishment Report 2022