ACT Code of Forest Practice: Version 1. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Australian Capital Territory Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Afforestation/reforestation Cultural heritage Forest fires Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Forest species Forestry protection measures Indigenous peoples National parks Pests/diseases Planting material/seeds Policy/planning Private forest Protected area Protection of environment Protection of species Public forest Soil conservation/soil improvement Standards Sustainable development Sustainable use Timber Timber extraction/logging Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Traditional rights/customary rights Use restrictions Weeds Erosion Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Ecosystem preservation Effluent waste water/discharge Environmental planning Environmental standards Fertilizers/nutrients Freshwater pollution Inland waters Pesticides Pollution control Surface water Water quality standards Freshwater resources management Wetlands Management/conservation Endangered species Alien species Plant protection Protection of habitats Wild fauna Wild flora Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract The purpose of the ACT Code of Forest Practices (“The Code”) is to set guidelines and standards for forest operations. The aim of these guidelines is to provide practical measures that will help protect environmental and cultural values during forest operations including: water quality and flow; soils; flora, fauna; and cultural heritage. The Code recognises that various operations should not be undertaken in some areas such as riparian zones and areas of cultural heritage; these areas are defined as Exclusion Zones. The Code also recognises that specific events, such as a catastrophic fire, may require some variations to procedures in order to rehabilitate lands. In this case specific arrangements may be required; for example removal of debris or weeds in Exclusion Zones. Where exceptional situations develop and a short-term variation is required, the Environmental Authorisation that permits the activity may be varied by the EPA in consultation with the relevant land management agency. Full text English Website www.environment.act.gov.au