The amendments made concern the payment of compensation for the acquisition of land by the Minister for purposes of forestry.

The purpose of the present Act is the economic and expedient use of the soil; the protection and care of the environment and, in particular the conservation or reinstatement of the sustainable purity of the air, water and soil, as well as the avoidance of noise; the conservation or reinstatement of a healthy nature, the protection of the indigenous fauna and flora and their natural living spaces, of the cultural heritage and, finally, in particular that of housing and recreational areas.

This Act makes provision for rights in land of the Crown and citizens of Barbuda and related matters such as registration and provides rules relative to the development of land in Barbuda.The Act states that all land shall be owned in common by the people of Barbuda and that the land shall vest in the Crown on behalf of the people of Barbuda. No land in Barbuda shall be sold and no person shall acquire the ownership of any land. The Council of Barbuda may grant leases of land for major developments.

The objectives of the Act are to achieve orderly land development and orderly, efficient and equitable planning, allocation and development of resources of Dominica (sect. 3).

The text of the Act consist of 65 sections divided into 5 Parts: Preliminary and general (I); Promotion of interests of forestry and development of afforestation, and production and supply of timber (II); Extinguishing of easements, creation of rights of way and compulsory acquisition, of land (III); Restrictions on cutting down and injuring trees (IV); Miscellaneous (V).Section 9 of Part II defines general powers of the Minister in relation with promotion of forestry, etc, including purchase or take on lease or otherwise acquire any land suitable for forestry or required for purposes in co

This Act seeks to empower communities to fully engage in sustainable management and conservation of forests of Liberia by creating a legal framework that defines and supports community rights in the management and use of forest resources. It provides the legal framework that empowers local communities located in or near forest lands to access, manage, use and benefit from forest resources on those lands for sustenance and livelihood improvements as well as for community development. The Act provides for forestry land to be classified as Community forestry land.

The Water Act 1989 sanctioned a major shift in the policy of the government towards severing the public utility function from the comprehensive scope of water management authority of the Regional Water Authorities operating in England and Wales, and entrusting it with limited public companies. The regulatory functions hitherto vested in the said authorities, augmented by the addition of regulatory functions with respect to navigation, river conservancy and harbours are vested in a National Rivers Authority.

This Act makes provision for the management and conservation of wildlife in Zambia. It also provides for trade in wild animals and meat of wild animals.

La présente loi détermine le régime de constatation, de détention, d'utilisation et d'exploitation des espaces fonciers du domaine rural des personnes publiques et privées. L'Etat détient les terres du domaine rural, et en assure l útilisation et la mise en valeur. Toutefois, le droit de requérir l'immatriculation est reconnu aux occupants du domaine rural qui, à la date d'entrée en vigueur de la présente loi, ont réalisé des constructions, installations ou des aménagements constituant une mise en valeur permanente.

Cette ordonnance fixe le régime du domaine public, auquel appartiennent les biens qui par leur nature, soit par suite de la destination qu'ils ont reçue de l'autorité, servent à l'usage, à la jouissance ou à la protection de tous et qui ne peuvent devenir propriété privée. L'ordonnance est formée par 35 articles répartis en 3 titres, à savoir: Définition, consistance, constitution et conditions juridiques du domaine public (I); Conservation et gestion du domaime public (II); Procédure (III).

The Act, consisting of 35 sections divided into six Parts and completed by three Schedules as follows: Preliminary (1); Appointment and functions of Commissioner (2); Soil conservation notices (2A); Areas of erosion hazard (3); Proclaimed works and catchment areas (Declaration of proclaimed works and constitution of catchment areas, Preservation of proclaimed works and catchment areas) (4); Advances for works of soil conservation and erosion mitigation (4A); General (Advisory committees, Soil conservation catchment committees and the Catchment Areas Protection Board) (V); Regulations (VI);

This Regional Law regulates some issues in the sphere of organization, conservation and management of protected areas with a view of conservation of unique and typical ecosystems, wild fauna and wild flora species, genetic fund thereof, and ecological education. Regional Government shall reserve land intended for institution of protected areas, also through expropriation and imposition of use restrictions for economic activities. Grounds for land reservation shall be land-use planning project envisaging institution of protected areas. Land reservation period shall not exceed 7 years.