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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