policy_id,country_iso,country_update,policy_name,policy_title,jurisdiction,supernational_region,country,subnational_region,policy_city_or_local,policy_instrument,sector,policy_description,policy_type,stringency,policy_status,decision_date,start_date,end_date,high_impact,policy_objective,reference,last_update,impact_indicators.comments,impact_indicators.name,impact_indicators.value,impact_indicators.base_year,impact_indicators.target_year 211003878,PHL,Annual,"Executive Order No. 23 - Declaring a moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in the natural and residual forests and creating the anti-illegal logging task force","Executive Order No. 23 - Declaring a moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in the natural and residual forests and creating the anti-illegal logging task force Philippines (2011)",Country,,Philippines,,,"Regulatory Instruments, Monitoring, Other mandatory requirements","Agriculture and forestry, Forestry","This executive orders bans the cutting and harvesting in natural and residual forests throughout the country. It also requires the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to implement a forest certification system in accordance with the United Nations standard/guidelines to ascertain the sustainability of legal sources and chain of custody of timber and wood products, nationwide. In order to enforce the ban and lead the anti-illegal logging campaign, the executive order creates an Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force.","Non-energy use",,"In force",2011,,,Unknown,"Mitigation, Land use",https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2011/02/01/executive-order-no-23-s-2011/,,,,,,