Government Regulation no. 69 of 2005 on the procedure and rates of compensation for environmental damage caused by the destruction or damage of a protected natural object or a specimen of an unprotected animal species and the release of a specimen of a foreign species into the wild.

Subject

Environment gen., Forestry, Land & soil, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Protection of environment Resource/damage valuation Forestry protection measures Timber extraction/logging Soil pollution/quality Plant protection Plant variety Birds Protection of species Wild fauna Alien species Protected area Protection of habitats Wild flora

Geographical area

Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe

Abstract

This Regulation, made on the basis article 77 subsection 1 of the Nature Conservation Act, establishes the procedure and rates of compensation for environmental damage caused by the destruction or damage of a protected natural object or other species of birds and mammals, except game, and the release into the environment of an alien species. The Regulation explains and defines: the meaning of environmental damage; the damage to a forest area and a protected area, including: violation of logging conditions, felling trees at a prohibited time, damaging and polluting the soil, burning wood or herbaceous vegetation without permits; the destruction of a permanent habitat; the destruction of a protected fossil site; the destruction of an individual of a protected animal or plant species; peculiarities in the calculation of environmental damage compensation rates; measurement of a tree in the calculation of environmental damage. The Regulation concerns: different rates of compensation for each specimen and species damaged or destroyed, and for violations of the rules.

Full text

English/Estonian

Website

www.riigiteataja.ee

References - Legislation

Implements

Nature Conservation Act (2004).

Legislation | Estonia | 2004 (2023)

Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Protection of habitats, Cultural heritage, Subsidy/incentive, Biodiversity, Sustainable use, Education, Research, Sustainable development, Water conservation zone, Inland waters, Wetlands, Surface water, Coastal zone management, Basic legislation, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Wildlife products, Management/conservation, Access and benefit-sharing, Trade in species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX