Ministerial Decree No. 70 on rules for logging. Country/Territory Azerbaijan Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Afforestation/reforestation Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Protection of environment Protection of species Sustainable use Timber extraction/logging Land clearing Geographical area Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Abstract This Decree sets out provisions on general provisions in Section I, time of cutting trees in Section II, amount and degree of intensity of cutting trees and time of re-cutting in Section III, organization of and technology for cutting trees in Section IV and tree age determined for cutting in Section V. This Decree states that there are two approaches for cutting trees: reforestation for forest rehabilitation and thinning treatments. The purposes of cutting trees are (i) efficient use of forest Full text Azerbaijani Website www.e-qanun.az References - Legislation Implements Forest Code (1997). Legislation | Azerbaijan | 1997 Keyword: Basic legislation, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Forest species, Offences/penalties, Dispute settlement Source: FAO, FAOLEX