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Amendment of the Law on Protection and Utilization of Forests and Range Lands.

Country/Territory
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Document type
Legislation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No. 15190, 28 April 1997.
Subject
Forestry, Land & soil
Keyword
Agro-forestry Forest management/forest conservation Authorization/permit Pastoralism Public land Range
Geographical area
Asia, Caspian Sea, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf, Southern Asia
Abstract

Note7: This note indicates that Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture shall issue permits for any exploitation of natural dense forests and rangelands. Priority, on the basis of technical guidelines, shall be granted to those individuals in possession of livestock grazing permits and those using Forests and Rangelands in each region. The Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture shall fix yearly the basic price for forests and rangeland derived products. Ownership interests annually collected by the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture on behalf of the users in accordance with the fixed rates shall be deposited in a national treasury account. The funds will then be allocated for the preservation and rehabilitation of forests and rangelands in the respective budgets of the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture.

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References - Legislation

Amends

Law on Exploitation and Protection of Forestry and Range Lands.

Legislation | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1967

Keyword: Basic legislation, Agro-forestry, Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, Offences/penalties, Timber extraction/logging, Authorization/permit, Pastoralism, Public land, Range

Source: FAO, FAOLEX