Skip to main content

page search

Displaying 685 - 696 of 923

Forestry Commissioners (Climate Change Functions) (Scotland) Order 2012 (S.S.I. No. 77 of 2012).

Regulations
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

This Order amends section 1 of the Forestry Act 1967 by modifying, in accordance with section 59 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, the functions of the Forestry Commissioners, to enable and require them to use land in Scotland placed at their disposal in the such a way as to contribute to the delivery of the climate change targets which are set in or under that Act.

Implements: Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (2009 Asp 12). (2009-08-04)
Amends: Forestry Act 1967 (Chapter 10). (1991-07-25)

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.

Resolución Nº 629 - Requisitos y procedimiento para la sustracción de áreas de reserva forestal para programas de reforma agraria y desarrollo rural.

Regulations
Colombia
Americas
South America

La presente Resolución tiene como objeto establecer los requisitos y el procedimiento para la sustracción de zonas de reserva forestal, de conformidad con los estudios realizados por el Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, para su utilización en explotación diferente a la forestal, con el propósito de adelantar los programas de reforma agraria y desarrollo rural, así como también para los fines de atención, asistencia y reparación integral a las víctimas del conflicto armado interno.

Forestry Act, 2010 (No. 20 of 2010).

Legislation
Bahamas
Americas
Caribbean

This Act makes provision for the management, development and protection of the forest resources of The Bahamas and for related matters.The Act consist of 36 sections divided into 9 Parts: Preliminary (I); Administration (II); Forest Reserves, Protected Forests and Conservation Forests (III); Protected Trees (IV); Leases, Licences and Permits (V); Forestry on Private Land (VI); Power of Officers (VII); Offences (VIII); Regulations (IX).The Act provides for the establisment of an agency in Government to be called the Forestry Unit.

Regional Law No. 58-Z “On natural resources and nature management”.

Legislation
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Regional Law regulates relations originating in the process of management of regional natural resources with a view of setting up favorable conditions for rational use, protection, conservation, reproduction and increase thereof, and environmental improvement. Objects of legal regulation by this Regional Law shall be land, air, subsoil, surface water and groundwater, forests, wild fauna and wild flora, natural landscapes and protected areas. Natural resources shall be public property.

Environment Act 1990.

Legislation
Norfolk Island
Oceania

This Act makes provision for the protection of the environment and vegetation and provides rules to environmental sanitation and physical planning and development. It shall promote the conservation of the natural environment and landscape beauty of Norfolk Island and to ensure, so far as is practicable, that physical works and other activities are in harmony with the natural environment. The Act establishes the Norfolk Island Planning Board. The Board shall consider applications for authorization of activities for which approval is required under this Act.

Regional Law No. 475-OZ “On allotment of forest land plots to citizens for agricultural activity for individual personal needs”.

Legislation
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Regional Law establishes that forest land plots granted to citizens free of charge or with the establishment of servitude for agro-forestry (haymaking, grazing, apiculture, reindeer ranching, growing of crops etc.). Land areas shall be established within the following limits: (a) arable land – 3 ha; (b) haymaking – 10 ha; (c) apiculture – 0, 3 ha; and (d) other agricultural activities – 5 ha. Citizens shall have the right to allotment of several forest land plots for performance of different agricultural activities.

Regional Law No. 441-OZ “On some issues of granting of forest land plots to citizens free of charge for the length of service for limited utilization”.

Legislation
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Regional Law establishes that forest land plots granted to citizens free of charge for the length of service for limited utilization shall be allotted to forest officers and staff of state hunting organizations (game managers and gamekeepers) for agro-forestry (haymaking, grazing, apiculture, growing of crops etc.). Land areas shall be established within the following limits: (a) arable land – 3 ha; (b) haymaking – 10 ha; and (c) other agricultural activities – 5 ha.

Loi sur les forêts et la protection contre les catastrophes naturelles (LFCN).

Legislation
Switzerland
Europe
Western Europe

La présente loi a pour buts d’exécuter la législation forestière fédérale, de désigner les autorités d’application et de fixer leurs compétences. Elle vise également: a) à favoriser une gestion optimale des forêts; b) à promouvoir l’utilisation du bois d’origine indigène; c) à assurer un traitement sylvicole adapté aux conditions naturelles et aux fonctions de la forêt.

Law No. 169-Z “On the objects pertaining to exclusive state property and types of activities that can be carried out exclusively by the state.”

Legislation
Belarus
Eastern Europe
Europe

The scope of this Law shall be to protect public interests with a view of ensuring territorial integrity, national, economic and energetic security, social protection of the population, environmental protection, rational management of natural resources and conservation of historical and cultural heritage.