Decreto Nº 20 ─ Estrategia Nacional Forestal 2018-2050. Country/Territory Panama Document type Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gaceta Oficial Nº 28.745, 2 de abril de 2019. Subject Forestry Keyword Policy/planning Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Institution Afforestation/reforestation Timber extraction/logging Erosion Public forest Mountain area Inventory Land clearing Traditional rights/customary rights Soil conservation/soil improvement Community management Geographical area Americas, Central America, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FAO, North-East Pacific, South-Eastern Pacific Abstract El presente Decreto aprueba la Estrategia Nacional Forestal 2018-20150, que tiene por finalidad aumentar la cobertura forestal, estimular la industria forestal sostenible, conservar nuestro patrimonio forestal como base importante de los ecosistemas y mitigar los efectos del cambio climático. La Estrategia Nacional Forestal es un instrumento que aborda las oportunidades planteadas por los miembros de la Alianza por el Millón de Hectáreas Reforestadas y los acuerdos y convenios internacionales suscritos por Panamá. Full text Spanish Website www.gacetaoficial.gob.pa References - Legislation Implements Ley Nº 69 - Ley que crea un Programa de incentivos para la cobertura forestal y la conservación de bosques naturales. Legislation | Panama | 2017 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Afforestation/reforestation, Subsidy/incentive, Public forest, Sustainable use, Special fund, Planting material/seeds, Water conservation zone, Ecosystem preservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Resolución Nº 210-201 ─ Crea el Programa de Veedurías Forestales. Legislation | Panama | 2019 Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Inspection, Traceability/product tracing, Transport/storage, Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging, Inventory, Concession, Non-timber products Source: FAO, FAOLEX