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Act No. 85 of 2005 relating to legal relations and management of land and natural resources in the county of Finnmark (Finnmark Act)

Legislation
Norway
Europe
Northern Europe

This Act provides for the management of land and natural resources in the county of Finnmark. This shall be done in a balanced and ecologically sustainable manner for the benefit of the residents of the county and particularly as so as to enhance Sami culture, reindeer husbandry, use of non-cultivated areas, commercial activity and social life. The Act shall apply to real property and watercourses with natural resources in the county of Finnmark. On the shoreline, the Act shall apply as far out to sea as private right of ownership extends.

Regulation laying down detailed rules on the purchase, by managers of the National Forests organizational units, of forests, lands designated for afforestation and other immovables being a property of individuals and legal persons.

Regulations
Poland
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Regulation of the Minister of Environment Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry is composed of four paragraphs. A forest or land designated for afforestation can be purchased in the following cases: the forest or land is directly adjacent to lands managed by the National Forests; there is no common ownership; the field forest border has been regulated. Other immovables can be purchased as long as it is justified by needs of forest management run by organizational units.

Implements: Forest Act 1991. (1991-09-28)

Natural Resources Act (S.S. 1993, c. N-3.1).

Legislation
Canada
Americas
Northern America

The purpose of the present Act is to ensure the respect of natural resources. This term “natural resources” means the renewable resources of Saskatchewan and includes: i) fish; ii) wildlife; iii) wild species; iv) forest products; v) resource lands and provincial forest lands; vi) ecological reserves; vii) other living components of ecosystems within resource lands, provincial forest lands and other lands managed by the department.

Act to amend the Crown Lands and Forests Act.

Legislation
Canada
Americas
Northern America

The present Act introduces some amendments to the Crown Lands and Forests Act. In particular, it adds after section 94 a paragraph establishing that additional fees shall be paid by a municipality, corporation, board, commission or any person who makes an application to the Minister to do any of the following shall pay the fee prescribed by the regulation: a) to issue a grant of Crown Lands, b) to make an order, to grant or convey land, c) to lease Crown lands shall pay the fee prescribed by regulation.

Amends: Crown Lands and Forests Act (S.N.B. 1980, c. C-38.1). (2014-05-01)

Conservation Act 1986-87.

Legislation
Cook Islands
Oceania

This Act makes provision for the conservation of nature and the protection of the environment in the Cook Islands. It shall apply to such parts of the Cook Islands and Cook Islands waters as are specified from time to time by the Queen's Representative by Order in Executive Council. The Act consists of 57 sections divided into 11 Parts.The Act establishes the Conservation Service as a body corporate.

Decree No. 21 of the Forestry Committee on ecological and land reclamation monitoring of reclaimed forestland.

Regulations
Belarus
Eastern Europe
Europe

The forest Regulation consists of 6 sections dealing with: (a) field of application (sect. 1); (b) table of symbols and abbreviations (sect. 2); (c) general provisions (sect. 3); (d) permanent establishment of hydrological forestaland reclamation areas (sect. 4); (e) carrying out ecological and land reclamation monitoring (sect. 5); (f) reporting of monitoring information (sect. 6). The present Regulation establishes the modalities of carrying out ecological and land reclamation monitoring of reclaimed forestland in the public forest.

Regulation on assessment of forest management and transfer of forests to forestry enterprises.

Regulations
Belarus
Eastern Europe
Europe

Assessment of forest management in forests pertaining to kolkhozes and agricultural enterprises shall be carried out with a view of transfer thereof to the state forestry enterprises for the purpose of economic and ecological revaluation of forests. Forest officers through on site inspection shall carry out assessment of forest management.

National Forestry Reform Law of 2006.

Legislation
Liberia
Africa
Western Africa

This Act makes provision, in 23 Chapters, for the management and conservation of forest resources of Liberia, defines ownership rights and other rights in forests, regulates commercial and other use of forests resources, provides for the protection of the environment and wildlife in forests, regulates the trade in forest products and provides for various other matters relative to forestry and wildlife.The Act defines the principles of forest management and conservation to be undertaken by the Forestry Development Authority.

State Land and River Reserves Act (Cap. 228).

Legislation
Seychelles
Africa
Eastern Africa

This Act makes provision for the management and alienation of State land, for the appointment of forest rangers and for the protection of State lands and River Reserves.State land may be alienated by grant, sale or lease. State land may be sold by the President, with the exception of River Reserves belonging to the Republic. River Reserves are rivers and “rivulets” and adjacent areas listed in Schedule A to this Act. The Minister may, from time to time, add to or withdraw from the Schedule any watercourse.

Forest Reserve Act (Cap. 84).

Legislation
Seychelles
Africa
Eastern Africa

This Act grants powers to the Minister to constitute Forest Reserves and lays down rules relative to acts in or in relation with such reserve. The Minister may constitute a Forest Reserve by Order published in the Official Gazette and may also direct, in the same manner, the cessation of a Reserve. Provisions of the State Lands and River Reserves Act notwithstanding, the President or the government may not sell, lease or mortgage land in Forest Reserves. Cutting down of trees or lighting of fires without a written permission of the Chief Agricultural Officer is prohibited.

Timber Resources Management Regulations, 1998 (L.I. 1649).

Regulations
Ghana
Africa
Western Africa

These Regulations implement provisions of the Timber Resources Management Act, 1997 with respect to the granting of timber rights and related matters and regulate the calculation and payment of stumpage fees and the registration and use of chainsaws.The Regulations set out the procedures for the inventory and reservation of specified lands for timber utilization. The Chief Conservator of Forests shall identify lands suitable for grant of timber utilization contracts and initiate procedures of inventory of forest resources on such land and to obtain consent of landowners.