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Government Order on forest resources utilization.

Country/Territory
Bhutan
Document type
Regulation
Date
1979
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Timber extraction/logging Authorization/permit Forest management/forest conservation Land clearing Non-timber products
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Southern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force on 15 August 1979.
Abstract

Commercial felling is banned from the whole Southern Bhutan as well as the allotment of forests to private individuals or companies. Under these provisions all logging activities shall operated exclusively by the Government and the use of logged wood for domestic house-building purposes regulated in terms of quantity and quality (wood other than timber).

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