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Mahogany Industry Development Decree 2010 (No. 16 of 2010).

A Decree to provide for the restructuring of the the mahogany industry in Fiji for the purpose of facilitating its further development having regard to the inetersts of indigenous landowners and the people of Fiji generally, and for related matters.

Legislation
Fiji, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forest land
leases
public ownership
customary law
This Decree establishes the Mahogany Industry Council and provides for the continuation of the Fiji Mahogany Trust, which was established as a body corporate under section 5 of the Fiji Mahogany Act 2003 for the benefit of landowners and the Fiji Hardwood Corporation Limited, transformed into a privatised Company for the purposes of developing the mahogany industry in Fiji, including the harvesting and processing of mahogany forests.
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Loi n° 2013-001du 14 janvier 2013 portant code foncier et domanial en République du Bénin.

Legislation
Benin, Africa, Western Africa
Land Conflicts
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Tenure
use rights
farmland
customary law
pastoralists
land-use planning
land registration
environment
fisheries
land management
cadastres
forest conservation
land dispute resolution
forest land
gender equity in access to land
Le présent code comprend 543 articles répartis en 10 titres, à savoir: Dispositions générales (Titre I); De la propriété (Titre II); De la protection et de la reconnaissance administrative du droit de propriété (Titre III); Des atteintes au droit de propriété (Titre IV); Du domaine immobilier de l’Etat et des collectivités territoriales (Titre V); Des dispositions relatives aux terres rurales et coutumières (Titre VI); De la preuve et du contentieux foncier (Titre VII); Du cadre institutionnel de gestion du domaine et du foncier (Titre VIII); Des infractions et des sanctions (Titre IX); Des
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Agenda Patriótica 2025.

Legislation
Bolivia, Americas, South America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
food security
palm oil industries
land governance
forestry
water rights
sustainable land use
agriculture
El presente documento define a nivel nacional los principios y directrices para constituir al año 2025 la Bolivia Digna y Soberana y para la construcción de una sociedad más incluyente, participativa, democrática, sin discriminación ni división, sobre la base de 13 pilares fundamentales. En la primera parte del documento se encuentra el texto integral de la Agenda Patriótica 2025, donde se visibilizan los 13 pilares y cada una de sus dimensiones.
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Ley Nº 6/2015 - Ley Agraria de Extremadura.

Legislation
Spain, Europe, Southern Europe
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
agricultural land management
farmland
forestry
farmers
forest conservation
farming systems
land registration
environment
land-use planning
land management
gender equity in access to land
deforestation
forest land
agriculture
grazing
La presente Ley tiene por objeto establecer un marco general que regule la actividad de los sectores agrario y agroalimentario en Extremadura, de conformidad con el carácter estratégico de los mismos para el desarrollo de la Comunidad Autónoma, así como el régimen jurídico de las infraestructuras rurales de Extremadura.
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Forestry, Wildlife, National Parks and Protected Areas Act (Chapter 12.03).

An Act to provide for the administration, conservation and proper use of forests, the protection and management of wildlife, the establishment and maintenance of national parks and protected areas, and for matters connected therewith.

Legislation
Montserrat, Americas, Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
protected areas
forest management plans
land law
environment
fisheries
land management
forest land
forest conservation
leases
agriculture
This Act makes provision for the management and conservation of forest and wildlife resources in Montserrat. It establishes the Forestry, Wildlife, National Parks and Protected Areas Board and the Environmental Fund. The Board shall, among other things, advise the Minister and review and revise the national forest, wildlife and national parks plan.
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Loi n° 43-2014 du 10 octobre 2014 d’orientation pour l’aménagement et le développement du territoire.

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Congo, Africa, Middle Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
protected areas
land-use planning
natural resources management
environment
fisheries
land management
land law
forest land
forest conservation
La présente loi comprend 120 articles repartis en 6 titres, notamment les dispositions générales (Titre I); les principes et axes fondamentaux de la politique d’aménagement et de développement du territoire (Titre II); les orientations spécifiques d’aménagement et de développement du territoire (Titre III); les documents de la politique d’aménagement du territoire (Titre IV); les outils financiers, institutionnels et juridiques de la politique d’aménagement du territoire (Titre V); et les disposition finales (Titre VI).Ce texte fixe le cadre légal de la politique d’aménagement du territoire
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Mines and Minerals Act (Cap. 61:01).

An Act to make provision with respect to searching for and mining minerals, to repeal the Mining Act and certain other Acts and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

Legislation
Malawi, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
protected areas
forest management plans
forestry
fisheries
land access
land law
land dispute resolution
This Act, among other things, vests the property of mineral rights in the President, provides with respect to the administration of matters regarding mines and minerals, provides for the granting of mineral rights and related matters, and provides for the protection of the environment in relation with mining operations. The Act also includes provisions concerning dispute resoluation.No person shall carry on in Malawi reconnaissance, prospecting or mining operations, except under and in accordance with a Mineral Right, a non-exclusive prospecting licence, a claim or a mineral permit.
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Climate Change Act 2010.

Legislation
Australia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
forest management plans
land law
environment
land management
forest conservation
forest land
private forests
This Act, consisting of 65 Sections divided into six Parts and completed by two Schedules, aims at establishing a target to reduce Victoria's greenhouse gas emissions; to promote collaboration, cooperation and innovation in the Victorian response to climate change by strengthening the role of communities and other measures; to provide for a strategic response by the Government of Victoria to climate change through a Climate Change Adaptation Plan; to facilitate Victoria's contribution to national and international carbon sequestration efforts; to provide for the creation of forestry rights,
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Provincial Parks Act (C.C.S.M. c. P20).

Legislation
Canada, Americas, Northern America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
protected areas
public ownership
land law
forestry
surveyors
land management
forest management plans
forest land
forest conservation
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.
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Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 (Act No. 126).

An Act to make better provision for the use, protection and management of certain public lands and waters and the flora and fauna thereof, to establish authorities to be responsible therefore, and for incidental or connected purposes.

Legislation
Australia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
protected areas
public ownership
land-use planning
forestry
land management
forest management plans
forest land
leases
forest conservation
This Act, consisting of 156 sections divided into twelve Parts and completed by one Schedule, establishes a comprehensive set of legislative provisions dealing with state conservation and land management matters. It establishes a number of statutory bodies including the Conservation Commission of Western Australia, the Marine Parks and Reserves Authority, and the Marine Parks and Reserves Scientific Advisory Committee, and it defines their composition, and functions and powers.