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Decreto Ley Nº 6.070/08 - Ley de Bosques y Gestión Forestal.

Country/Territory
Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gaceta Oficial Nº 38.946, 5 de junio de 2008.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Timber extraction/logging Forestry protection measures Land clearing Forest fires Afforestation/reforestation Timber Institution Forest management/forest conservation Agro-forestry Offences/penalties Transport/storage Ecosystem preservation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Environmental standards Soil conservation/soil improvement Authorization/permit Community management Indigenous peoples Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America
Abstract

El presente Decreto con Rango, Valor y Fuerza de Leyes tiene por objeto establecer los principios y normas para la conservación y uso sustentable de los bosques y demás componentes del patrimonio forestal, en beneficio de las generaciones actuales y futuras, atendiendo al interés social, ambiental y económico de la Nación.

Full text
Spanish
Website
www.tsj.gov.ve

References - Legislation

Amends

Ley forestal, de suelos y de aguas.

Legislation | Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of | 1965

Keyword: Environmental planning, Protected area, Land-use planning, Soil pollution/quality, Policy/planning, Framework law, Timber extraction/logging, Land clearing, Forest fires, Afforestation/reforestation, Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, Agro-forestry, Offences/penalties, Transport/storage, Pastoralism, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil rehabilitation, Water conservation zone, Basin/catchment/watershed, Water abstraction, Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Resolución Nº 5 - Guía de circulación de bienes forestales.

Legislation | Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of | 2009

Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Transport/storage, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Data collection/reporting, Internal trade, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Ley penal del ambiente.

Legislation | Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of | 2012

Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Pollution control, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Liability/compensation, Marine pollution, Oil pollution, Hazardous waste, Enforcement/compliance, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Endangered species, Protection of species, Wild fauna

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Ley de Bosques.

Legislation | Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of | 2013

Keyword: Framework law, Timber extraction/logging, Forestry protection measures, Land clearing, Forest fires, Afforestation/reforestation, Timber, Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, Agro-forestry, Offences/penalties, Transport/storage, Ecosystem preservation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Environmental standards, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Authorization/permit, Community management, Indigenous peoples, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX