This Law defines the local government structures which shall be in charge of the protection and administration of the land. The Section on Land Administration and Protection is established at the regional level, as a delegation of the Council of Ministers (art. 3). Its functions are listed in article 12. Articles 14 to 17 lay down penalties to be applied in case of violation of measures related to physical damage, reduction of fertility and degradation.

Le présent règlement concerne l’utilisation des pompes à chaleur. L’article 1er établit que leur installation est autorisée lorsque la protection de l'eau et du sol, ainsi que l'absence de nuisances, sont assurées. En outre, les équipements de pompe à chaleur ne peuvent être installés que sur le domaine privé, et avec l’autorisation spéciale préalable des pouvoirs publics. Sont assimilées aux pompes à chaleur toutes installations exploitant la chaleur du sous-sol ou des eaux. L’article 5 réglemente les installations de captage de l'eau des lacs.

Le présent décret met en exécution la loi du 9 mai 1983 sur l’aménagement du territoire et les constructions. En particulier, il fixe les idées directrices et les objectifs en matière d’aménagement du territoire.

The present Decree lays down provisions on soil improvements. Subject to available funds, the State promotes and supports undertakings and enterprises which aim to improve soil conditions. Therefore land reclamation will be carried out with a view to fertilize unusable land as well as to reinstall destroyed land. In order to carry out soil improvements all interested parties must form a cooperative authorized by the Canton.

The purpose of this law is to preserve from damage the restoration and improvement of the fertility of agricultural lands and determine the conditions for changing their designation.The Law consists of 9 Chapters divided into 46 articles: General provisions (I); Preservation of agricultural lands from damage (II); Recreation and improvement of the productive qualities of agricultural lands (III); Reclamation of lands (IV); Change of the designation of the agricultural lands for needs different from the agricultural (V); Taxes for change of the designation of agricultural land (VI); Revoking

La présente loi porte la réglemente l' améliorations foncières. Notamment, elle régit les entreprises individuelles ou collectives dont le but consiste à améliorer les conditions d'exploitation ou d'utilisation du sol, en vue de mettre celui-ci rationnellement en valeur.

The present Ordinance implements the Cantonal Law on soil improvement of 4 December 1994. All soil improvements must bear carried out taking into consideration the need for a sustainable and low cost agricultural production, the conservation and promotion of landscape, a sustainable general development of nature and landscape, as well as land use planning. The text consists of 70 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Implementation (II); Unincorporated enterprises (III); Cooperatives (IV); Transitional and final provisions (V).

Regulations to implement provisions of the Forests Act and to provide for various other matters.The 74 regulations are placed under the following headings: Preliminary (regs. 1-4); Forest roads (regs. 5-12); Forest fires (regs. 13-17); Trespass (regs. 18-29); Enforcement (regs. 30-39); Community catchment areas (regs. 40-45); Private forestry (regs. 46-52); Leases of forest estates (regs. 53-58); Forest recreation (regs. 59-61); General (regs. 62-74).Regulation 4 defines the contents of a forest management plan in the sense of section 8 of the Act.

La présente Ordonnance réglemente la protection des sols. La partie initiale énumère les organes d’exécution des dispositions relatives à la protection des sols. L’article 2 contient la définition de certains termes comme, par exemple, «sols agricoles», «sols forestiers», «sols non agricoles». Le texte comprend 12 articles.

Underflooding is a natural phenomenon that reduces soil fertility. The purpose of the State Program is to carry out the efficient state policy aimed at the prevention and combating underflooding of soil, elaboration of the system of arrangements aimed at the reduction of hydroecological load on land and maximum renewal of the natural state of water reservoirs.

This Law provides for the prevention of land desertification, the transformation of desertified land and the protection of the safety of the environment.The Law consists of 7 Chapters divided into 47 articles: General provisions (I); Planning on desert prevention and transformation (II); Prevention of land desertification (III); Transformation of desertified land (IV); Guarantee measures (V); Legal responsibilities (VI); Supplementary provisions (VII).The administrative department in charge of forestry of the State Council shall, jointly with other relevant departments of the State Council,

This Protocol has been adopted by the Contracting Parties to implement the Alpine Convention as regards soil conservation. The Protocol takes into account the functions of the Alpine soil as a natural resource, as an archive of natural history, as a location for agricultural use including pasture farming and forestry and as a source of raw materials.