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Law No. 2924 supporting the development of forest villagers.

Legislation
Turkey
Western Asia
Asia

The purpose of this Law, which includes 21 articles and 1 supplementary article in 4 sections, is the placement of villagers within forests who are decided to be transferred and to support the development of the forest villagers through the utilization of the areas excluded from forest. This Law consists of the following areas excluded from forest boundaries by the Forest Cadastre Commissions in accordance with Article 2 of the Forest Law No.

Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (Scotland) Regulations 1999 (S.S.I. No. 43 of 1999).

Regulations
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

The present Regulations implement, for Scotland, changes made to Council Directive 85/337/EC, implemented by the 1998 Regulations, made by Council Directive 97/11/EC. They also implement the extension of both Directives to the Contracting Parties of the European Economic Area (EEA) under Article 74 and Annex XX paragraph I.1 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as given effect by Decision No.20/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee adopted on 26th February 1999.

Regulation No. 97/9637 on support for the development of forest villagers.

Regulations
Turkey
Western Asia
Asia

This Regulation is based on article 21 of Act No. 2924 dated 17 October 1983 and sets forth procedures and principles for providing support to forest villagers whose villages would be moved.Villages where development activities could not be achieved in their present locations and those that should be moved due to soil-water regime, health, military purposes, tourism and forestry will be determined jointly by the local organizations of the Ministry of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, General Directorate of Forestry and General Directorate of Rural Services.

Regional Act No. 42 on forestry.

Legislation
Italy
Europe
Southern Europe

This Act regulates interventions in matter of better exploitation of the soil, of the environment and of agri-sylvipastoral resources. For this purpose there shall be a rational selvicultural management, the improvement of biological balances and the prevention of hydrogeological disasters.

Circular Concerning Joint Forest Management (No. 6-21/89-P.P).

India
Asia
Southern Asia

This Circular of the Department of Environment, Forests and Wildlife to Forest Secretaries of all States and other territories concerns the involvement of village communities and voluntary agencies for regeneration of degraded forest lands. The National Forest Policy envisages it as one of the essentials of forest management that the forest communities should be motivated to identify themselves with the development and protection of forests from which they derive benefits.

Forestry Rights Registration Act 1990.

Legislation
Australia
Oceania

This Act, consisting of 11 sections completed by one Schedule, aims to define certain aspects of forestry rights. "Forestry right" in this Act means a right granted by the owner of any land to any other person to: (a) establish, maintain and harvest; or (b) maintain and harvest crop of trees on that land, together with any ancillary rights and works; and (d) any provisions for charges, payments, royalties or division of the crop or the proceeds of the crop.

Presidential Decree No. 2144 regarding federal natural resources.

Regulations
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

The President decrees, in accordance with the legislation currently in force, to introduce the differentiation of the state property on natural resources by designation of federal natural resources. Federal natural resources include land, water, forest, subsoil, wildlife species and plant variety of national importance.

Implemented by: Presidential Decree No.1470 of 1994 regarding natural resources of the sea-coast of the Black sea and the Sea of Azov. (1996-03-01)

Forest Reserves Act (RSA 2000, c. F-20).

Legislation
Canada
Americas
Northern America

This Act and the regulations apply to all land within the boundaries of any forest reserves established pursuant to this Act. "Forest reserves" is all land described in the appendix to the agreement set forth in the Schedule to chapter 20 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1948, and to chapter 59 of the Statutes of Canada, 1947. All forest reserves within Alberta are set apart and established for the conservation of the forests and other vegetation in the forests and for the maintenance of conditions favourable to an optimum water supply.

Decreto Nº 284 - Aprovechamiento de productos forestales en montes públicos.

Regulations
Colombia
Americas
South America

El presente Decreto dispone que los bosques o montes públicos necesariamente han de ser explotados mediante control del Gobierno. En lo sucesivo, el aprovechamiento de productos forestales que se realice en bosques de tal naturaleza sin permiso del Departamento de Tierras del Ministerio de la Economía Nacional, no constituye explotación lícita de los mismos y, en consecuencia, no confiere derechos, no da posesión de la tierra donde tales bosques se hallaron plantados, ni puede invocarse como fundamento para obtener las adjudicación de terrenos baldíos.

Provincial Parks Act (C.C.S.M. c. P20).

Legislation
Canada
Americas
Northern America

This Act has 43 sections, and is divided as follows: Interpretation (sects. 1-3); Dedication and Purpose of Provincial Parks (sects. 4 and 5); Designation and Management of Provincial Parks (sects. 6-11); Park Lands Administration (sects. 12-22); Enforcement (sects. 23-26); General Provisions (sects. 27-35); and Consequential, Repeal and coming into Force (sects.

Joint Circular No. 109/2000/TTLT/BNN-BTC guiding the implementation of the Prime Minister's Decision No. 187/1999/QD-TTg on the renewal of the organisation and managerial mechanism at the State forestry farms.

Vietnam
Asia
South-Eastern Asia

This Circular concerns the functioning and internal organization of State enterprises that have been allocated by the competent State bodies forests and forestry land for forest industry purposes and of business companies in which "dependent cost-accounting State forestry farms" participate. The second part of this Circular concerns the reorganization of State forestry farms so as to operate them in a more commercial manner. Part 3 concerns allocation of land and forests to State forestry farms.