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Forest Act (2006).

Country/Territory
Estonia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2006 (2022)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
RT I 2006, 30, 232
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Basic legislation Private forest Afforestation/reforestation Forest management/forest conservation Ecosystem preservation Public forest Policy/planning Inventory Non-governmental entity Sustainable development Sustainable use Survey/mapping Biodiversity Forest species Forestry protection measures Environmental planning Environmental standards Enforcement/compliance Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act regulates the directing of forestry, forest survey and management and compensating the damage caused to the environment within the meaning of this Act, and provides for liability for violation of this Act. The purpose of this Act is to ensure the protection and sustainable management of the forest as an ecosystem. Forest management is sustainable if it ensures biological diversity, the productivity, regeneration capacity and vitality of forests, and the possibility of multiple uses of forest in a way that satisfies ecological, economic, social, and cultural needs. This Act applies to forest land and the flora and fauna thereof. The Act further provides for directing of forestry; forest survey; forest management; and state supervision.

Full text
English/Estonian
Website
www.riigiteataja.ee

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 1999/105/EC on the marketing of forest reproductive material

Legislation | European Union | 1999

Keyword: Internal trade, EIA, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Registration, Inspection, Planting material/seeds

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Forest Act.

Legislation | Estonia | 1998 (1999)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Public forest, Forest management/forest conservation, Inventory, Policy/planning, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX