Section 20. Transitory Provision. —

In order to ensure the sustainability and integrity of the watersheds and water resources, the recovery and restoration of biological diversity and to develop sustainable livelihood opportunities for tenured migrants, the DENR shall henceforth cease to issue concessions, licenses, permits, clearances, compliance documents or any other instrument that allows exploitation and utilization of resources within the CCPL until the management plan shall have been put into effect.

All existing land-use and resource-use permits within the CCPL shall be reviewed and shall not be renewed upon their expiration unless consistent with the management plan and approved by the PAMB. Moreover, areas determined by wildlife habitat and potable water sources and reservoirs shall be declared protected and special-use zones, respectively, and their management and uses shall be consistent with the provisions of the respective executive orders, presidential proclamations and amendments establishing them.