Declaration by the Minister on Local Forest No. P2 Machili (Cap. 199).

Subject

Forestry

Keyword

Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Protected area Timber extraction/logging Forest fires Grazing/transhumance Agro-forestry Traditional rights/customary rights

Geographical area

Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries

Abstract

This Declaration of the Minister defines areas as the Machili Local Forest and prohibits the carrying out of specified acts within the said areas without a licence. Acts include the felling, cutting, taking or removal of any forest produce; the lighting of fires; the grazing of livestock; and the clearing, cultivating or breaking up land for cultivation or other purposes. The Declaration makes an exemption for certain customary and existing commercial practices.

Full text

English

References - Legislation

Implements

Forests Act 1999 (Act No. 7 of 1999).

Legislation | Zambia | 1999 | Repealed

Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Gender and natural resources, Governance, Desertification, International agreement-implementation, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge, Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Ecosystem preservation, Timber extraction/logging, Protected area, Protection forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Public forest, Marking/identification, Institution, Classification/declassification, Authorization/permit, Basin/catchment/watershed, Biodiversity, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX