Management of Swamplands and Mangrove Forests.
Section 33
SEC. 33. Management of Swamplands and Mangrove Forests. — The Bureau, in consultation with other appropriate agencies, shall jointly develop a management plan to increase the public benefits derived from swamplands and mangrove forests, but in no case shall the development obstruct or impede waterflow of streams and rivers. Strips of mangrove forests bordering numerous islands protect the shoreline, the shoreline roads, and even coastal barrios from the destructive force of the sea during high winds and typhoons and, therefore, must be kept free from artificial obstruction so that flood-water will flow unimpeded to the sea to avoid flooding or inundation of cultivated areas in the upstreams. All mangrove swamps set aside for coastal protection and forest purposes shall be established as permanent forest, and shall be managed under the principle of sustained yield.