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Order No. D1-210 of the Minister of Environment “On financing of forest management”.

Country/Territory
Lithuania
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Financing Special fund Tax/levy Inventory Forest fires Local government Research Data collection/reporting Access-to-information
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

The Minister validates the resource planning procedure related to allocation of public funds for financing of forest management, including allocation and transfer of funds to the local government. In particular, the aforesaid funds shall be used for conduct of forest inventory. The procedure for allocation and use of funds for general forest management shall be based upon the following principles: (a) objectivity; (b) efficiency; (c) effectiveness; (d) cooperation; (e) reporting; and (f) publicity and transparency. Funds shall be formed through revenues to the state budget from forest managers as partial deduction from profit originated from timber and industrial wood trade and financial compensation for conversion and transfer of forest land to other land categories. Public funds shall be used for financing the following activities: (a) forest inventory; (b) forest management projects; (c) forest management projects; (d) forest fires prevention; (e) forest research; and (f) forest data collection and reporting.

Full text
Lithuanian
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