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Décret nº 87-054 portant institution des mesures d'encouragement relatives au reboisement et à la lutte contre la désertification.

Regulations
Mauritania
Africa
Western Africa

Ce décret porte institution de mesures d'encouragement au reboisement communautaire et individuel. Ces mesures peuvent être en nature, en espèces et en assistance technique et peuvent porter sur le reboisement de terres soit appartenant à des personnes physiques ou morales soit des terres domaniales concédées uniquement pour des droits d'usage en vertu d'un titre régulier.

Forests Act (No. 3 of 1999).

Legislation
Solomon Islands
Oceania

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.

Forestry Act 1967 (Chapter 10).

Legislation
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

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.

Law No. 8337 on giving ownership in agricultural lands, forests, pastures and meadows.

Legislation
Albania
Europe
Southern Europe

The objective of this Law is giving in ownership agricultural lands, forests, pastures and meadows (art. 1). In the implementation of this Law are included all the lands within the Republic of Albania out of the border lines, which are treated as agricultural lands according to Law No. 7501 of 19 July 1991, on the Land, independently of their origin. Pastures, meadows, forests and forest lands which are certified with official documents as having been private property are returned to the ex-owners and their legal heirs according to the cadastral statement of 1 August 1991.

Provincial Act No. 21 laying down the legislative framework on forestry.

Legislation
Italy
Europe
Southern Europe

This Provincial Act is divided into five Titles. The aims pursued are the protection of any kind of land falling within the provincial territory, giving particular regard to forests, mountain grasslands and pastures, in order to ensure their conservation and productivity and to guarantee their rational and sustainable use.

Royal Decree Law No. 3267 re-arranging and reforming the legislation in matter of forests and mountain territories.

Legislation
Italy
Europe
Southern Europe

This Decree Law represents the basic legal framework in matter of forestry. Since it was enacted in 1923, it must be coordinated with the Constitution, which entrusts particular legislative and administrative competences to the Regions in matter of forestry as well (art. 117). The Decree consists of seven Titles. Title I makes provision for the protection of the public interests. To this end, certain restrictions shall be applied to private lands, so as to guarantee the public safety and protect the water regime.

Amendments of the Law on Exploitation and Protection of Forestry and Range Lands.

Legislation
Iran
Western Asia
Asia
Southern Asia

The amendments concern the need for authorization from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Agriculture for the conversion of forest and valley land into the following: 1. making farmland, orchard, rangeland, artificial forests, forage land, livestock institutions, aquatic breeding institutions, as well as the use for mine exploting and exploration (in nothern Iran); and 2. establishment of factories, townships, schools, training institutions, sport clubs, etc.

Law on property.

Legislation
Russia
Turkmenistan
Asia
Central Asia

The right of property in Turkmenistan is recognized and protected, the law ensures inviolability, equal protection and equal conditions for the development of all types and forms of property. Objects of property can be: land, subsoil, water resources, forests, flora and fauna, mining allotments. The following objects pertain to state property: land, industrial complexes of the national economy and state enterprises of agro-industrial complex. The Law consists of 8 Sections that contain 26 articles. Section 1 (arts. 1-7) lays down general provisions. Section 2 (arts.

Law on property (1990).

Legislation
Russia
Uzbekistan
Asia
Central Asia

The property in the Republic of Uzbekistan is inviolate. Every person has a right for property. The existence of any form of property is allowed in the Republic of Uzbekistan which promotes the efficient functioning of the economy and the growth of the people's well-being. The inviolability and equal conditions for the development of all forms of property are guaranteed by this Law. The Republic of Uzbekistan creates all necessary conditions for the proprietor to ensure the safety and augmentation of property.

Real Estate Formation Act.

Legislation
Finland
Europe
Northern Europe

This Act applies to: 1) formation of real estate and other register units; 2) changing the property division in other ways; 3) confirmation of matters concerning the dimensions of a register unit or other property division matters; and 4) registration and amalgamation of real estate and other register units. The present Act does not apply to a matter concerning the formation of real estate provisions for which is made in other legislation (sect. 1).

Forest Regulations, 2001.

Regulations
Jamaica
Americas
Caribbean

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.