Ordinance on the protection of forests, moorland and heathland. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Schleswig-Holstein Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Public forest Forest fires Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the protection of forests, moors and heathlands. Article 1 establishes whoever perceives a fire in a forest, moorland or heathland has the duty to start at once to extinguish it as far as he is in a position to do so and if there is no peril to his life. The text consists of 6 articles. Full text German Website www.schleswig-holstein.de References - Legislation Implements Schleswig-Holstein Forestry Law (LWaldG). Legislation | Germany | 2004 (2022) Keyword: Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Public forest, Private forest, Recreational forest, Timber extraction/logging, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest species, Forestry protection measures, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit, Planting material/seeds Source: FAO, FAOLEX