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Ley Nº 7575 - Ley Forestal.

Country/Territory
Costa Rica
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996 (2022)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
La Gaceta Nº 72, 16 de abril de 1996.
Subject
Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Framework law Policy/planning Institution Registration Forest management/forest conservation Afforestation/reforestation Subsidy/incentive Timber extraction/logging Timber Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Environmental standards Erosion Smallholders/peasants Authorization/permit Standards Protection of environment Ecosystem preservation Protected area
Geographical area
Americas, Central America, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, North-East Pacific
Abstract

La Ley consta de 6 títulos, 75 artículos y 5 disposiciones transitorias. INDICE: Disposiciones generales (I): Objetivos generales (1); Competencia y atribuciones de la administración forestal del Estado (2), Oficina Nacional Forestal (3), Consejos Regionales Ambientales (4); Patrimonio natural del Estado (II); Propiedad forestal privada (III): Manejo de bosques (1), Incentivos para la conservación (2), Fomento de las plantaciones forestales (3), Protección forestal (4); Financiamiento de la actividad forestal (IV): Fondo forestal (1), Fondo Nacional de Financiamiento Forestal (2); Industrialización forestal (V); Control de la actividad forestal, infracciones y sanciones (VI).

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References - Legislation

Repeals

Ley Nº 7032 - Reforma la Ley Forestal Nº 4465 de 1969 y sus modificaciones.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1986

Keyword: Institution, Public forest, Private forest, Protection forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Subsidy/incentive, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit, Community management, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Acuerdo Nº 11 - Manual de procedimientos para el Pago de Servicios Ambientales (PSA).

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2009

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Royalties/fees, Pollution control, Water conservation zone, Indigenous peoples, Special fund, Afforestation/reforestation, Agro-forestry, Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 35.868/MINAET - Reglamenta parcialmente la Ley Forestal.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2010

Keyword: Protection of habitats, Public forest, Tourism, Ecosystem preservation, Coastal zone management, Policy/planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Certification, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 31.750/MINAE/TUR - Reglamenta la aplicación del término ecoturismo previsto por la Ley Forestal.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2004

Keyword: Protection of habitats, Public forest, Tourism, Ecosystem preservation, Coastal zone management, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 25721 - Reglamento a la Ley Forestal.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1996 (2022)

Keyword: Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Subsidy/incentive, Timber, Transport/storage, Forest service/forest officers, Special fund, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Afforestation/reforestation, Timber extraction/logging, Monitoring, Environmental audit, Royalties/fees

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 38.444/MINAE - Reglamento de Regencias Forestales.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2014

Keyword: Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Non-governmental entity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 26.870/MINAE - Reglamento de los Regentes Forestales.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1998

Keyword: Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 38.863/MINAE - Reglamento para el trámite de los permisos y control del aprovechamiento maderable en terrenos de uso agropecuario sin bosque y oficialización del Sistema de Información para el control del Aprovechamiento Forestal (SICAF).

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2014

Keyword: Timber extraction/logging, Afforestation/reforestation, Agro-forestry, Institution, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Classification/declassification, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Forest management/forest conservation, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Acuerdo Nº 9 - Reglamento interno de contratación administrativa del Fondo Nacional de Financiamiento Forestal (FONAFIFO).

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2015

Keyword: Institution, Special fund, Forest management/forest conservation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Ley Nº 7788 - Ley de biodiversidad.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1998 (2022)

Keyword: Family farming, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Indigenous peoples, Smallholders/peasants, Public participation, Farming, Intellectual property rights/patents, EIA, Wetlands, Ecosystem preservation, Protected area, Sustainable use, Basic legislation, Biodiversity, Institution, Management/conservation, Animal welfare, Endangered species, Concession, Genetic resources, Research, Special fund, Biotechnology, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Registration, Education, Access and benefit-sharing, PIC-prior informed consent, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 7761 - Reforma la Ley Nº 7575, Ley Forestal.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1998

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 9590 - Ley para autorizar el aprovechamiento de agua para consumo humano y construcción de obras conexas en el patrimonio natural del Estado.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2018

Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Protection forest, Forest management/forest conservation, Protected area, Water abstraction, Water supply, Waterworks, Potable water, Water conservation zone

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley N⁰ 10210 – Adición de los artículos 33 bis y 33 ter a la Ley 7575, Ley Forestal

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2022

Keyword: Protected area, Protection of environment, Tourism, Ecosystem preservation, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Climate change, Solid waste, Waste management, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waterworks, Drainage/land reclamation, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX