Cantonal Forestry Law. Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Graubünden Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Basic legislation Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Forest service/forest officers Public forest Timber Land clearing Timber extraction/logging Afforestation/reforestation Protection forest Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 January 2013. Abstract The present Law implements the Federal Forestry Act of 4 October 1991. The purpose of the present Law is to: a) conserve the quality and quantity of the forest; b) to promote all functions of the forest, and in particular its protection; c) to protect the forest as a community close to human settlements; d) promote the management of forestry as well as the conservation of wood and timber management. The text consists of 58 articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Deforestation and survey of wooded area (II); Forestry buildings and facilities (III); Forest and land use planning (IV); Forestry protection measures (V); Forest planing and forest management (VI); Forestry promotion measures (VII); Forest organization (VIII); Penalties (IX); Final provisions (X). Full text German Website www.gr.ch References - Legislation Implements Loi fédérale sur les forêts (Loi sur les forêts, LFo). Legislation | Switzerland | 1991 (2017) Keyword: Framework law, Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Land clearing, Research, Forest service/forest officers, Ecosystem preservation, Timber extraction/logging, Timber, Recreational forest Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Cantonal Forestry Law. Legislation | Switzerland | 1995 Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Public forest, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Afforestation/reforestation, Protection forest, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Cantonal Forest Ordinance. Legislation | Switzerland | 2012 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Forest service/forest officers, Public forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Access-to-information, Research, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ordinance on forestry planning. Legislation | Switzerland | 2014 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Policy/planning, Private forest, Public forest, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX