In the interest of the service and in order to standardize the verification and mapping procedures for national parks and other protected areas. DENR Administrative Order No. 72. Series of 1990 is hereby amended to include the following :

D-a          Survey of Proposed National Parks or Protected Areas:

1.       The area shall be surveyed by the Land Classification Survey Team assigned in the Regional Offices, upon issuance of the survey authority by the Regional Executive Director, based on evaluation report of the Regional field personnel and PAWB;

2.       The survey shall be plotted by the LC Team in their usual procedures. The Regional Office shall forward the original map with technical description to the DENR for approval of the Secretary.

D-b          Relocation Survey of Existing National Parks and other Protected Areas .

1.       The relocation or delimitation survey of the national parks and other protected area boundaries shall be done by NAMRIA based on the technical description in the Proclamation.

D-c           Monumentation of Boundaries

1.       The boundaries of the national parks and other protected areas shall be marked permanently with concrete monuments on the ground.

2.       Size of concrete monument 15 x 15 x 50 cm.

3.       This shall be done by the party conducting the survey.

D-e          The Standard Map Size and Scale Shall be as Follows:

Maps/Plans	Size	Scale	Remarks
1. National Park map	Variable	1:50,000	Presently adopted
2. Marine Park map	-do-	1:50,000	Presently adopted
3. Marine Reserve map	-do-	1:50,000	Presently adopted
4. Game Refuge and Bird Sanctuary map	-do-	1:50,000	Presently adopted
5. Municipal/ Barangay Tree Park	21 x 33 cm.	1:500	Presently adopted

This Order takes effect immediately.

Adopted: 02 Nov. 1990

(SGD.) VICTOR O. RAMOS
Acting Secretary