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Town and Country Planning Act, 1976 (Act No. 172).

Legislation
Malaysia
Asia
South-Eastern Asia

This Act provides for town and country planning at various levels of administration.The Act provides for the establishment of a National Physical Planning Council and of a State Planning Committee which shall promote, regulate, control and advise on, the use and development of all lands in the State. The Council may form time to time establish a regional planning committee.The State Director shall make a development plan based on the review of existing developments in the State.

Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation Order and Trees in Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. No. 53 of 2014).

Regulations
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

These Regulations amend the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation Order and Trees in Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 in regulation 8, which disapplies section 172 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 on protection of trees in conservation areas which are not subject to a tree preservation order. A new paragraph (1)(aa) provides that section 172 does not apply if approval is obtained under the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013.

Planning (Trees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. No. 84 of 2015).

Regulations
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

These Regulations provide for the protection of trees. The Department of the Environment may make tree preservation orders. An Order shall be in the form set out in the Schedule and these Regulations prescribe the procedure for their making, modification, confirmation and revocation. As a rule, the consent of a district council is required before any tree protected by the order may be cut down, topped, lopped, uprooted, damaged or destroyed. The Regulations also make special provision in relation to trees in conservation areas.

Regulation to the Community Rights Law with Respect to Forest Lands.

Regulations
Liberia
Africa
Western Africa

This Regulation of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) implements provisions of the Community Rights Law of 2009 with Respect to Forest Lands ("Community Rights Law"), and determines the rules, guidelines and procedures for the establishment of forest communities and to access, manage, use and the benefits of forest resources within the Republic of Liberia, and participation by communities in the reforestation, rehabilitation and conservation of forest and wildlife resources in Liberia.

Forest Policy, 2014.

National Policies
Kenya
Eastern Africa
Africa

The overall Goal of the present cross-sectoral Policy is sustainable development, management, utilization and conservation of forest resources and equitable sharing of accrued benefits for the present and future generations of the people of Kenya.

Ghana Forest and Wildlife Policy.

National Policies
Ghana
Africa
Western Africa

The overall aim of the present Forest and Wildlife Policy is the conservation and sustainable development of forest and wildlife resources for the maintenance of environmental stability and continuous flow of optimum benefits from the socio-cultural and economic goods and services that the forest environment provides to the present and future generations whilst fulfilling Ghana’s commitments under international agreements and conventions.

Forestry Development Master Plan 1996 – 2020.

National Policies
Ghana
Africa
Western Africa

The overall aim of the present Forestry Development Master Plan is to provide a basis for achieving sustainable utilization and development of forest and wildlife resources, modernization of the timber industry and conservation of the environment, and thereby ensure realization of the objectives of the Forest and Wildlife Policy. At the same time, the various proposals have had to take account of the need to improve the state of the environment, the complexities of land tenure and the importance of appropriate and efficient land use.

La Vision «Burundi 2025»

National Policies
Burundi
Africa
Eastern Africa

La Vision «Burundi 2025», élaborée sur la base d’une approche participative et d’un consensus national, est un nouvel instrument de planification du développement à long terme, qui va guider les politiques et stratégies en matière de développement durable. La Vision « Burundi 2025 » ambitionne de mettre le Burundi sur la voie du développement durable à l’horizon 2025. La Vision «Burundi 2025» vise l’instauration de la bonne gouvernance dans un Etat de droit, le développement d’une économie forte et compétitive, et l’amélioration de la qualité de vie des burundais.

Welsh Assembly Government’s Strategy for Woodlands and Trees.

National Policies
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

The vision of the present Strategy is that Wales will be known for its high-quality woodlands that enhance the landscape, are appropriate to local conditions and have a diverse mixture of species and habitats. These will: i) provide real social and community benefits, both locally and nationally; ii) support thriving woodland-based industries and iii) contribute to a better quality environment throughout Wales.