Ley General de Desarrollo Forestal Sustentable (2018).

Subject

Agricultural & rural development, Forestry, Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Land clearing Framework law Afforestation/reforestation Timber Agro-forestry Biodiversity Ecosystem preservation Forest fires Climate change EIA Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Forestry protection measures Genetic resources Governance Indigenous peoples Inventory Local government Policy/planning Public participation Sustainable development Sustainable use Timber extraction/logging Offences/penalties Community management Soil conservation/soil improvement Forest species Gender Land-use planning Water conservation zone Basin/catchment/watershed Inland waters Integrated management

Geographical area

Americas, Central America, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, North Pacific, North-East Pacific

Abstract

Con el fin de propiciar el desarrollo forestal sustentable, la presente Ley establece el nuevo marco legal que regula el manejo integral y sustentable de los territorios forestales, la conservación, protección, restauración, producción, ordenación, el cultivo, manejo y aprovechamiento de los ecosistemas forestales del país y sus recursos. Además establece las competencias que en materia forestal corresponden a la Federación, las Entidades Federativas, Municipios y Demarcaciones Territoriales de la Ciudad de México, bajo el principio de concurrencia. La Ley se compone de los siguientes Títulos: I) De las Disposiciones Generales; II) De la Concurrencia y la Coordinación Interinstitucional; III) De la Política Nacional y la Planeación en Materia Forestal; IV) De los Procedimientos en Materia Forestal; V) De las Medidas de Conservación Forestal; VI) De los Instrumentos Económicos para el Desarrollo Forestal; VII) De la Participación Social en Materia Forestal; VIII) De los Medios de Control, Vigilancia y Sanción Forestales.

Full text

Spanish

Website

www.dof.gob.mx

References - Legislation

Amends

Ley General del Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente.

Legislation | Mexico | 1987 (2018)

Keyword: Land clearing, Indigenous peoples, Framework law, Protection of environment, Institution, Environmental planning, Ecosystem preservation, Inspection, EIA, Offences/penalties, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Air quality/air pollution, Noise pollution, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Right to clean/healthy environment, Sustainable development, Pollution control, Human rights, Policy/planning, Standards, Agro-forestry, Forest management/forest conservation, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation, Animal welfare, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Sustainable use, Rainwater, Biodiversity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Ley General de Desarrollo Forestal Sustentable (2003). Texto consolidado.

Legislation | Mexico | 2003 (2017)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Policy/planning, Timber extraction/logging, Afforestation/reforestation, Transport/storage, Forest service/forest officers, Protected area, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Research, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Ecosystem preservation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Erosion, Environmental standards, Monitoring, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Sustainable use, Forest management/forest conservation, Indigenous peoples, PIC-prior informed consent, Standards, Protection of environment, Sustainable development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Reglamento de la Ley General de Desarrollo Forestal Sustentable (2020).

Legislation | Mexico | 2020

Keyword: Land clearing, Climate change, Indigenous peoples, Afforestation/reforestation, Agro-forestry, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation, Forest fires, EIA, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Forestry protection measures, Genetic resources, Governance, Inventory, Local government, Policy/planning, Public participation, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Offences/penalties, Community management, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Forest species, Monitoring, Land-use planning, Water conservation zone, Basin/catchment/watershed, Inland waters, Integrated management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Acuerdo mediante el cual se establecen los términos y el procedimiento respecto de la notificación a los propietarios y poseedores de terrenos forestales, o aquellos que resultaren afectados, para la ejecución de las actividades necesarias para evitar o reducir la situación de riesgo a los ecosistemas forestales.

Legislation | Mexico | 2018

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Private forest, Ecosystem preservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Decreto por el que se reforman y adicionan diversas fracciones del artículo 7 de la Ley General de Desarrollo Forestal Sustentable.

Legislation | Mexico | 2020

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation, Land clearing, Sustainable use, Land-use planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX