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Ley Nº 118 - Código Forestal.

Country/Territory
Dominican Republic
Document type
Legislation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gaceta Oficial Nº 10.032, 30 de diciembre de 1999.
Subject
Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Basic legislation Institution Forest management/forest conservation Zoning Afforestation/reforestation Public forest Timber extraction/logging Forestry protection measures Special fund Forest service/forest officers Classification/declassification Protection forest Basin/catchment/watershed Protected area Transport/storage Forest fires Research Subsidy/incentive Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Soil conservation/soil improvement Biodiversity Authorization/permit Royalties/fees
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

La presente Ley, que consta de 16 capítulos y 120 artículos, tiene por objeto: a) establecer un marco legal y una estructura institucional para el sector forestal; b) promover y normar la protección y el uso sostenible de los recursos forestales estableciendo reglas que permitan la necesaria incorporación de la sociedad civil; c) asegurar la ordenación, conservación y el desarrollo sostenible de los bosques existentes y la recuperación de áreas actualmente desprovistas de vegetación; d) promover la recuperación y el desarrollo de los bosques en tierras de aptitud forestal para que cumplan con la función de conservar suelos, aguas y la diversidad biológica, además de dinamizar el desarrollo rural mediante la generación de empleos.

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References - Legislation

Repeals

Ley Nº 5.856 - Conservación forestal y árboles frutales.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 1962

Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Special fund, Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Timber extraction/logging, Land clearing, Pests/diseases, Afforestation/reforestation, Internal trade, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 206 - Encarga a las Fuerzas Armadas y la Policía Nacional de la vigilancia, conservación, restauración y fomento de la vegetación forestal de la República.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 1967

Keyword: Institution, Protection forest, Forest service/forest officers, Inspection, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 291 - Modifica las Leyes Nº 211 y 705 de 1967 y 1982, respectivamente.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 1985

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 705 - Dispone el cierre de los aserraderos y constituye la Comisión Nacional Técnica Forestal.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 1982

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Ley Nº 64-00 - General sobre Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales.

Legislation | Dominican Republic | 2000

Keyword: Framework law, Protection of environment, Ecosystem preservation, Institution, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Land-use planning, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Monitoring, EIA, Environmental audit, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Inspection, Education, Capacity building, Research, Subsidy/incentive, Special fund, Early warning system, Water quality standards, Freshwater pollution, Marine pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Soil pollution/quality, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Air quality/air pollution, Waste management, Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Noise pollution, Precautionary principle, Pollution control, Policy/planning, Standards, Forest management/forest conservation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Timber extraction/logging, Use restrictions, Access and benefit-sharing, Right to water, Sustainable development, Human rights, Biodiversity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX