Bremen Forestry Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Bremen Document type Legislation Date 2005 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleForestry Law for the Land Bremen. Subject Forestry Keyword Framework law Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Private forest Recreational forest Timber extraction/logging Afforestation/reforestation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Law is to: 1) conserve and increase the forest and to ensure its sustainable development on the grounds of its: a) significance for the environment, in particular for its wild fauna and flora, water resources and the air, its agrarian structure and infrastructure; b) recreational purpose for the population; c) resources, in particular for the raw material wood; 2) promote the sustainable forestry management; 3) harmonize public interest with those of individuals; and 4) order the use of the free countryside. The text consist of 18 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Conservation and management of the forest (2); Behaviour in forests (4); Penalties, final provisions (5) Full text German Website www.bremen.de