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Building Law.

Baugesetz.

Legislation
Switzerland, Europe, Western Europe
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land-use planning
protected areas
farmland
land dispute resolution
environment
The present Law enforces the Federal Land Use Planning Act of 22 June 1976. The purpose of the present Law is to achieve a balanced and economical use of land with a view to the natural living conditions, protection of nature and cultural heritage. The text consists of 68 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Planning law (II); Planning regulations (III); Legal protection (IV); Penalties (V); Transitional and final provisions (VI).
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Ley Nº 29.802 - Modifica la Ley Nº 28.923, Régimen temporal extraordinario de formalización y titulación de predios urbanos informales.

Legislation
Peru, Americas, South America
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land registration
natural disasters
cadastres
land dispute resolution
urban areas
land ownership
La presente Ley amplía la vigencia del Régimen Extraordinario al Organismo de Formalización de la Propiedad Informal (COFOPRI), exonera el pago de tasas u otros cobros y otorga facultades excepcionales en materia de formalización en las zonas afectadas por los sismos del 15 de agosto de 2007.
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Mines and Minerals Act (No. 4 of 2011).

An Act to consolidate the law on mining and provide for the management and administration of minerals, mineral oils and incidental matters.

Legislation
Eswatini, Southern Africa, Africa
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
protected areas
natural resources management
fisheries
land access
land law
land dispute resolution
This Act, among other things, recognizes the Minerals Management Board as established by section 214 of the Constitution and provides rules relative to exploration and exploitation of minerals in Swaziland. The Act defines functions and powers of the Board, establishes an office of the Commissioner of Mines and defines functions of the Commissioner of Mines. A distinction is made between small-scale and large-scale operations for the purposes of this Act.
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Loi sur les forêts et la protection contre les catastrophes naturelles (LFCN).

Legislation
Switzerland, Europe, Western Europe
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
environment
land use
forest management plans
forestry
natural disasters
land management
forest conservation
land dispute resolution
forest land
agriculture
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.
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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)

Lov om rettsforhold og forvaltning av grunn og naturressurser i Finnmark fylke [Finnmarksloven]

Legislation
Norway, Europe, Northern Europe
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Tenure
customary law
pastoralists
environment
fisheries
land management
forest land
land dispute resolution
forest conservation
land ownership
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.
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National Forestry Reform Law of 2006.

An Act Adopting the National Forestry Reform Law of 2006

Legislation
Liberia, Africa, Western Africa
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
protected areas
land law
forestry
land management
forest management plans
land dispute resolution
forest land
leases
forest conservation
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.
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Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987.

An Act to provide for the vesting in certain Aboriginal communities of certain land at Lake Condah and Framlingham owned by the State of Victoria, and for related purposes.

Legislation
Australia, Oceania
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
customary law
land management
public ownership
forest conservation
land dispute resolution
forest land
This Act, consisting of 41 sections and completed by two Schedules, provides also for the management of the land vested in Aboriginal Corporations.The sections of this Act are divided into 7 Parts: Preliminary (I); Vesting of Condah Land and Framlingham Forest (II); Management of Condah land (III); Management of Framlingham Forest (IV); Mining (V); Trust Funds (VI); Miscellaneous (VII).On the commencement of this Act, Framlingham Forest, shall be vested in the Kirrae Whurrong Aboriginal Corporation.
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Oromia Rural Land Use and Administration Proclamation (No. 130 /2007).

Legislation
Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
farmland
land-use planning
natural resources management
environment
fisheries
land management
land law
land dispute resolution
land ownership
The aim of this Proclamation is to improve management and utilization of land and land resources for agricultural purposes. It applies to all land that lies outside of municipal borders. The Proclamation defines the right to acquire, free of charge, rural land by adult residents of the region, whose livelihood depends on agriculture, and other subjects. It also defines land use rights of peasants, pastoralists and semi-pastoralists and provides for the protection of such rights.
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Environment Protection Enactment 2002

An Enactment to make provisions relating to the protection of environment and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

Legislation
Malaysia, Asia, South-Eastern Asia
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land-use planning
environment
fisheries
land management
land law
land dispute resolution
waste (abuse)
This Act constitutes the legislative framework in matter of environmental protection within the State of Sabah. Part II of the Act is devoted to the setting up of the Environment Protection Council whose functions shall be to advise the State Government on matters relevant to the implementation of these provisions. On the other side, Part IV of the Act provides for the establishment of the Environment Protection Fund. Further provisions as regards public servants and administration competent in the environmental field are laid down in Part V.
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Forests Act (No. 3 of 1999).

An Act to provide for the sustainable harvesting and management of the forest resources of the Solomon Islands and to repeal the Forest Resources and Timber Utilisation Act and for other matters that are incidental and consequential.

Legislation
Solomon Islands, Oceania
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
private forests
forest management plans
protected areas
public ownership
land law
forestry
land management
forest conservation
land dispute resolution
forest land
land ownership
The declared (sect. 3) objects of the Act are: ensuring effective and ecologically sustainable management of forest resources; promotion of a sustainable commercial timber industry, and; protection and conservation of forest resources, habitats and ecosystems including the maintenance of ecological processes and genetic diversity. The administration of matters affecting forests is entrusted to Commissioner of Forests appointed under section 6 and the Minister who shall be advised by the Solomon Forestry Board established under section 5.