The environment and natural resource management officer shall take charge of the office on environment and natural resources and shall:

• Formulates measures for the consideration of the sanggunian and provide technical assistance and support to the governor or mayor, as the case may be, in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities relative to environment and natural resources services as provided for under Section 17 if this Code;

• Develops plans and strategies and upon approval thereof by the governor and mayor, as the case may be, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with environment and natural resources programs and projects which governor or mayor is empowered to implement and which the sanggunian is empowered to provide for under this Code;

• In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the environment and natural resources officer shall:
  • Establishes, maintains, protects and preserves communal forest, watersheds, tree parks, mangroves, greenbelts and similar forest projects and commercial forest, like industrial tree farms and agro-forestry projects;
  • Provides extension services to beneficiaries of forest development projects and technical, financial and infrastructure assistance;
  • Manage and maintains seed bank and produces seedlings for forests and tree parks;
  • Provides extension services to beneficiaries of forest development projects and render assistances for natural resources-related conservation and utilization activities consistent with ecological balance;
  • Promotes the small-scale mining and utilization of mineral resources, particularly mining of gold;
  • Coordinates with government agencies and non-government organization in the implementation of measures to prevent and control land, air and water pollution with the assistance of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources;

• Be in frontline of the delivery of services, concerning the environment and natural resources, particularly in the renewal and rehabilitation of the environment during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disaster and natural calamities;

• Recommends to the sanggunian and advise the governor or mayor, as the case may be, on all matters relative to the protection, conservation, maximum utilization, application of appropriate technology and natural resources; and

• Exercises such other powers and perform such other duties and function as may be prescribed by law and ordinance.