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Forest Areas Lands Act, 1971.

Legislation
Nepal, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
land registration
forestry
land management
cadastres
forest conservation
forest land
agriculture
land ownership
The present Act makes arrangements relating to lands in Forest Areas. Such lands shall be sold by the appropriate authority to peasants who have "settled down there and who have been cultivating the lands for at least one year past..." (art. 4(1)). Land left over after sale and distribution as described above shall be sold or distributed in the prescribed manner. Further provisions concern the registration of lands, the modalities for the payment of the price of the land by the allottee and enforcement measures.
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Circular Concerning Joint Forest Management (No. 6-21/89-P.P).

India, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
forest land
forest management plans
land management
forest conservation
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.
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Amendments of the Law on Exploitation and Protection of Forestry and Range Lands.

Legislation
Iran, Western Asia, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
private forests
protected areas
public ownership
pastoralists
use rights
forestry
land management
land access
forest land
agriculture
The amendments concern the need for authorization from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Agriculture for the conversion of forest and valley land into the following: 1. making farmland, orchard, rangeland, artificial forests, forage land, livestock institutions, aquatic breeding institutions, as well as the use for mine exploting and exploration (in nothern Iran); and 2. establishment of factories, townships, schools, training institutions, sport clubs, etc.
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Law on Exploitation and Protection of Forestry and Range Lands.

Legislation
Iran, Western Asia, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
public ownership
pastoralists
land law
forestry
land management
forest conservation
forest land
agriculture
Chapter one of this Law contains definitions of terms therein employed, such as: forest, forest bushes, desert shrubs, forest cover and regions, range, planted rangeland, logs and saplings. Chapter two sets out rules for exploitation and protection of the above mentioned areas. Forestry Organization, established within the Ministry of Agriculture, shall supervise and issue permits for each applicant regarding exploitation of these areas. Licence shall be valid up to one year.
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Amendment of the Law on Protection and Utilization of Forests and Range Lands.

Legislation
Iran, Western Asia, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
public ownership
pastoralists
forestry
land management
forest conservation
forest land
agriculture
Note7: This note indicates that Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture shall issue permits for any exploitation of natural dense forests and rangelands. Priority, on the basis of technical guidelines, shall be granted to those individuals in possession of livestock grazing permits and those using Forests and Rangelands in each region. The Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture shall fix yearly the basic price for forests and rangeland derived products.
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Notification on the procedures of forest settlement in Bhutan.

Regulations
Bhutan, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Tenure
protected areas
pastoralists
use rights
forestry
surveyors
land management
forest conservation
forest land
agriculture
The newly instituted Survey and Demarcation Division shall conduct the survey and definiton of boundaries of the so called reserved Forests of Bhutan and shall widely spread information about the forest areas included under this provision, in order to ascertain eventual claims of rights on forests and their products, land and water courses or grazing and pasture rights. The involved land shall be excluded from the reserved forest areas or expropriated or acquired.
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Andhra Pradesh Water, Land and Trees Rules, 2004.

Regulations
India, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
land-use planning
urban areas
fisheries
These Rules provide for the institution and responsibilities of the related Authority in relation to: the registration of wells and the licence to drill wells; the construction of rain water harvesting structures; the registration of rigs; the prohibition of water contamination, for both surface and groundwater; land use and water quality; the forestation of urban areas, etc. The Authority may take over wells in order to ensure supply of drinking water to local population. Violations of the provisions of these Rules shall be punishable with fines specified in section 26.
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Local Self-Governance Act, 2055 (1999).

Legislation
Nepal, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
agricultural land management
land-use planning
deforestation
fisheries
land management
forest conservation
forest land
The purpose of this Act is to support the decentralization process in general and capacity building of the districts, in particular with respect to the rural infrastructure development, and to improve rural accessibility.Village Development Committees shall be constituted as executives of the Village Council in village development areas, Municipalities shall be constituted as executives of the Municipal Council in municipal areas, and District Development Committees shall be constituted as executive bodies of District Councils in district development areas.
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Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act, 2003 (Act No. 21 of 2005).

An Act to provide for the vesting in the Government of ecologically fragile lands in the State of Kerala and for the management of such lands with a view to maintaining ecological balance and conserving the bio-diversity.

Legislation
India, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
compensation
protected areas
land management
forest management plans
This Act aims at transferring to and vesting in the Government the ownership and possession of all ecologically fragile lands held by any person in order to minimize the degradation of these ecosystems and their biological diversity.The Government shall have the right to declare any land to be ecologically fragile land which shall be deemed to be reserved forests according to the provisions of this Act.The Act provides for the constitution and functions of an Advisory Committee which shall be responsible for identifying ecologically fragile lands which shall then be managed by Forest Depart
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Bahawalpur Development Authority Act, 1991 (Pb. Act No. XI of 1991).

An Act to provide for the establishment of Bahalwapur Development Authority.

Legislation
Pakistan, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest land
land management
public ownership
waste (abuse)
forest conservation
This Act provides for the establishment of the Bahalwapur Development Authority, defines its powers and functions and provides for its administration and functioning.Powers and functions of the Authority include: preparation, implementation and enforcement of schemes for development of agriculture and industry, forest conservation, development of irrigation facilities, development of mineral resources, construction and development of water supply, sewerage, drainage, environmental improvement and solid waste disposal; acquisition of property; and sale, lease or disposal of property.The Act