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Hessen Waste Avoidance, Recovery and Disposal Implementing Law.

Country/Territory
Germany
Territorial subdivision
Hessen
Document type
Legislation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Public forest Private forest Climate change Recreational forest Timber extraction/logging Afforestation/reforestation Forest species Forestry protection measures Institution Business/industry/corporations Offences/penalties Authorization/permit Planting material/seeds
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The purpose of the present Law is: 1) to conserve forests because of their economic utility, their importance for the environment, and in particular as living space for wild living animals and wild growing plants, for the climate, water resources, pollution of the air, fertility of the soil; 2) to ensure a sustainable and sound management of the forest, 3) to promote forestry and 4) achieving a harmonization between the public interest and the interests of forest owners. The text consists of 34 articles divided into 10 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Sustainable forest management (II); Forest conservation (III); Entering the forest, riding and driving (IV); Special provisions for the State, corporate and community forest (V); Forest enterprise associations and forest plant communities (VI); Promotion of corporate and private forest (VII); State Forestry Administration, State Forestry Committee (VIII); Penalties (IX); Final provisions (X).

Full text
German
Website
www.hessen.de