Elazegui, Dulce D.Rola, Agnes C.Coxhead, Ian2016-04-192016-04-192001Paper presented at the SANREM CRSP Research Scientific Synthesis Conference, Athens, GA, 28-30 November 2001183_Elazegui.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65269The policy link of national and local government units in natural resource management (NRM) is a crucial factor to the state of a country's natural resources. It therefore becomes imperative to examine the mandates of both levels of government and pose the question: What are the implications of policy gaps and lapses in effecting NRM within a local jurisdiction vis-à-vis a national management regime?application/pdfen-USWater managementLocal policyGovernment policyDecentralizationNatural resource managementEnvironmental lawNational-local relationsDevolutionLocal Government Units (LGUs)Policy environmentDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)Policy reformGovernancePresentation