Declaration by the Minister on Local Forest No. P20 Malanda (Cap. 199).

Subject

Forestry

Keyword

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

Geographical area

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

Abstract

This Government Notice defines areas as a 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; squatting or building of livestock enclosures; the firing of grass or undergrowth; the grazing of livestock or allowing livestock to trespass; the clearing, cultivating or breaking up land for cultivation or other purposes; entering or being in such areas for purpose of removal

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Legislation | Zambia | 1999 | Repealed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