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Ley Nº 19.561 - Modifica el Decreto Ley Nº 701 sobre fomento forestal.

Legislation
Chile, Americas, South America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forest land
land management
forest conservation
La presente Ley modifica, entre otros, los siguientes artículos del Decreto Ley Nº 701 de 1974 sobre fomento forestal, cuyo texto fue reemplazado mediante el Decreto Ley Nº 2.565 de 1979. El objeto de la ley es regular la actividad forestal en suelos de aptitud preferentemente y en suelos degradados e incentivar la forestación, en especial, por parte de los pequeños propietarios forestales y aquélla necesaria para la prevención de la degradación, protección y recuperación de los suelos del territorio nacional (art. 1º).
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Ley Nº 7.779 - Ley sobre uso, manejo y conservación de suelos.

Legislation
Costa Rica, Central America, Americas
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
environment
farmland
forestry
protected areas
land management
land law
agriculture
La Ley consta de 6 títulos y 67 artículos. INDICE: Disposiciones generales (I); Organización institucional (II); Manejo y conservación de suelos (III); Participación de los particulares (IV); Acciones punibles (V); Disposiciones finales (VI).La presente Ley tiene como fin fundamental proteger, conservar y mejorar los suelos en gestión integrada y sostenible con los demás recursos naturales, mediante el fomento y la planificación ambiental adecuada (art. 1º).
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Loi nº 98-488 portant régime financier des Régions.

Legislation
Côte d'Ivoire, Africa, Western Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest land
protected areas
forest conservation
land management
La présente loi est formée de quatre titres: Budget (I), Charges des Régions (II), Ressources (III), Comptabilité (IV). Tout en fixant les règles générales de gestion financière et comptable de la Région, cette loi précise que l'entretien des forêts, parcs naturels, zones et sites protégés constitue une dépense obligatoire de la Région.
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Aprueba el Programa Forestal y de Suelo 1995-2000.

Regulations
Mexico, Americas, Central America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forestry
land management
forest management plans
forest land
forest conservation
Los objetivos generales y específicos del Programa Forestal y de Suelo 1995-2000, en lo relativo al sector forestal, son: 1) asegurar la conservación de los recursos forestales, como parte fundamental del equilibrio de los ecosistemas; 2) aumentar la participación del sector en el desarrollo económico del país, mediante el impulso de un aprovechamiento sustentable de los recursos forestales, promoviendo la inversión, la generación de empleo y el ahorro interno; 3) propiciar la valorización de los servicios ambientales forestales, para que la sociedad reconozca, asuma y contribuya al costo d
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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.
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Forestry Act 1967 (Chapter 10).

An Act to consolidate the Forestry Act 1919 to 1963 with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.

Legislation
United Kingdom, Europe, Northern Europe
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
private forests
public ownership
land law
forestry
land management
deforestation
forest management plans
forest land
forest conservation
This Act, governing forestry contains, after amendments made to it, virtually all statute law relating to forestry in the Great Britain. The provisions of the Act concentrate almost exclusively on forestry administration and related matters and the powers of an authority here continued, the Forestry Commissioners, to control felling. The Commissioners, established by the 1919 Forestry Act, are charged with the general duty of promoting the interests of Forestry, with the development of afforestation and the production and supply of timber and other forest products in Great Britain (sect.
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Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines (Presidential Decree No. 705).

Legislation
Philippines, South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Tenure
deforestation
protected areas
public ownership
concession (land)
pastoralists
agriculture
land law
forestry
land management
forest management plans
forest land
leases
forest conservation
grazing
This Act lays down the basic principles of forest management and conservation, makes provision for the administration of forestry (Chap. I), the survey and classification of lands for purposes of forestry (Chap. II), and the use of forest resources (Chap. III).Basic policy principles are outlined in section 2. Section 3 contains definitions.
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Presidential Decree No. 1152 - Philippine Environment Code.

Legislation
Philippines, South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
protected areas
land-use planning
natural resources management
land law
environment
fisheries
land management
forest management plans
waste (abuse)
This Act makes provision for the protection of the environment of a broad sense. Its provisions are divided into Titles, the major part of them dealing with specific aspects of environment protection.Title I makes provision with respect to air and noise pollution.Purpose Title II to prescribe management guidelines aimed to protect and improve the quality of Philippine water resources.
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Guidelines on management and provision of credits from the State for programmes and projects for use of bare land, degraded hills, forests, alluvial flats and water bodies.

Vietnam, Asia, South-Eastern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
land-use planning
land subdivision
deforestation
land management
forest land
forest conservation
agriculture
The Ministry of Finance now issues guidelines for provision of credits from the State for programmes and projects for use of bare land, degraded hills, forests, alluvial flats, and water bodies within the framework of Decision 327-CT and according to duly approved annual plans: Funds from the State budget are to be provided in the form of credits for basic construction and for non-commercial economic purposes for programmes and projects for the use of bare land, degraded hills, forests, riverine and coastal alluvial flats, and water bodies.
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Development and Planning (Tree Preservation Order) Regulations.

Regulations
Bermuda, Americas, Northern America
Forest Tenure
forestry
land-use planning
forest management plans
The Planning and Development in section 27 provides that the Minister may make tree preservation orders for the preservation of trees and woodlands. The Order for the preservation of any tree or group of trees shall be in Form 1, a woodland preservation order shall be in Form 2. The Minister shall serve a notice upon owners or occupants of the land affected prior to making an order. Regulations 4 to 7 provide for the possibility to make objections against an Order.