The overall aim of the present Forest and Wildlife Policy is the conservation and sustainable development of forest and wildlife resources for the maintenance of environmental stability and continuous flow of optimum benefits from the socio-cultural and economic goods and services that the forest environment provides to the present and future generations whilst fulfilling Ghana’s commitments under international agreements and conventions.

The overall aim of the present Forestry Development Master Plan is to provide a basis for achieving sustainable utilization and development of forest and wildlife resources, modernization of the timber industry and conservation of the environment, and thereby ensure realization of the objectives of the Forest and Wildlife Policy. At the same time, the various proposals have had to take account of the need to improve the state of the environment, the complexities of land tenure and the importance of appropriate and efficient land use.

La presente Resolución aprueba la Guía para la elaboración de estudios de Evaluación de Riesgos a la Salud y el Ambiente (ERSA), con el fin de entender las relaciones y causalidades entre la presencia de los contaminantes, las distintas rutas y vías de exposición y los efectos adversos observados en el ambiente o los efectos potenciales que puedan presentarse, considerando lo establecido en las guías de muestreo de suelo y de elaboración de Planes de Descontaminación de Suelos.

The overall Vision of the present cross-sectoral Forest Policy is formulated as follows: “A sufficiently forested, ecologically stable and economically prosperous Uganda”. Part 2 concerns Guiding Principles for the Forest Sector building on the government's national development priorities of poverty eradication and good governance.

This Act directs the Secretary of the Interior, to review every roadless area of 5,000 or more acres and every roadless island within National Wildlife Refuge and National Park Systems and to recommend to the President the suitability of each such area or island for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. The National Wilderness Preservation System is to be composed of federally owned areas designated by the Congress as "wilderness areas". The Secretary of Agriculture must recommend suitable areas in the National Forest System.

This Act establishes a National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and prescribes the methods and standards through which additional rivers may be identified and added to the system. The Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to study areas and submit proposals to the President and Congress for addition to the system. It describes procedures and limitations for control of lands in Federally administered components of the system and for dealing with disposition of lands and minerals under Federal ownership.

In response to the new strategy for management, conservation, and sustainable development of Belize’s forests, the Government has developed a new National Forest Policy in 2015.

The Goal of the present cross-sectoral National Forest Plan (NFP) is formulated as follows: “An integrated forest sector that achieves sustainable increases in economic, social and environmental benefits from forests and trees by all the people of Uganda, especially the poor and vulnerable”.The objectives of the NFP are: 1) To raise the incomes and quality of life of poor people through forestry developments, targeting sustainable livelihoods amongst small-scale, mainly rural stakeholders, with strategies based on-farm, in natural forests or off-farm; 2) To increase economic productivity an

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.

This Order, made under section 13(2) and (5) of the Landfill Tax (Scotland) Act 2014, specifies the first standard rate and lower rate for Scottish landfill tax. Tax is to be calculated by reference to the weight and types of material disposed of, as provided for in section 13 of the Act.

Implements: Landfill Tax (Scotland) Act 2014 (2014 asp 2). (2014-01-21)

These Regulations amend the Scottish Landfill Tax (Administration) Regulations 2015 so as to make provision for the purposes of the Scottish landfill tax in relation to weigh bridges for weighing material intended for landfill and weighing-related offences and penalties. Other provisions make minor correcting amendments.

Amends: Scottish Landfill Tax (Administration) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. No. 3 of 2015). (2015-01-08)

This Order provides that exemption certificates may be issued by Revenue Scotland to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Scottish local authorities and other bodies who have powers to remove illegally or improperly deposited waste. In terms of the Order, disposals of illegally deposited waste at an authorised landfill site are not chargeable to Scottish landfill tax under the Landfill Tax (Scotland) Act 2014, if made in accordance with an exemption certificate.

Implements: Landfill Tax (Scotland) Act 2014 (2014 asp 2). (2014-01-21)