Assessorial Decree no. 85/GAB/2016 concerning Guidelines for the preparation of the Forest Management Plan. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Sicilia Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Agro-forestry Data collection/reporting Forest fires Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Non-timber products Pastoralism Protection of environment Sustainable development Timber Timber extraction/logging Private forest Public forest Cadastre/land registration Land-use planning Protection of species Tourism Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree provides for the approval of the guidelines for the drafting of a forest management Plan, in compliance with European, National and Regional legislation, in order to manage and protect the Sicilian forest heritage and the forest and agro-forestry territory, and to pursue the objectives of environmental protection and sustainable development of the agro-forestry-pastoral economy of Sicily. According to the Decree, the drafting of the Plan is based on: basic cognitive elements of land and silvicultural use; qualitative and quantitative cognitive elements, deriving from the collection, processing and analysis of data related to forestry; definition of criteria, objectives and management elements, in relation to the multifunctional role of the woods and of the agro-forestry-pastoral areas. The Decree establishes that the Plan deals with: cultivation and settlement of the woods; wood recovery and cutting; use and cultivation of non-wooded land and non-woody productions; interventions for wildlife protection and conservation; use of buildings; regulation of any civic use; use of woody and non-woody forest products; planning and management of pastoral activities; planning of forest fire prevention interventions; prescriptions for touristic, recreational and naturalistic fruition of forest areas; planning and management of forest roads and paths dedicated to the public use. Full text Italian Website www.regione.sicilia.it