Provincial Act No. 48 laying down provisions for strenghtening forest areas and related resources. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Trentino-Alto Adige Document type Legislation Date 1978 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Agricultural development Mountain area Policy/planning Subsidy/incentive Special fund Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Provincial Act aims at improving the productivity of provincial forest resources and promoting their rational use so as to increase the economic and social conditions of mountains as well as the ecological balance. For these purposes, the Provincial Council prompts the progress of sylvicultural activities and encourages the rational exploitation of forest resources, on the basis of the General Forestry Plan referred to in article 2, and by undertaking the interventions and technical measures laid down in Chapters I and II of the Act. Moreover, the Region shall grant the subsidies and incentives laid down in Chapters III to V. Particular provisions concern the use of damaged forests (art. 11), the marketing of timber which has been produced in forests falling within the territory of Trento (art. 12 bis), the production and purchase of forest and ornamental plants (art. 21). Chapter V of the Act establishes the Provincial Forestry Fund, which is intended to fund the execution and maintenance of forest works and infrastructures. Furthermore, article 29 provides for the setting up of the Provincial Forestry Commission, which shall operate in association with the Forestry Technical Committee referred to in article 31. The administrative provisions adopted by the latter may be contested by resorting to the Provincial Council (art. 32). Full text Italian Website www.provincia.tn.it References - Legislation Amended by Provincial Act No. 8 amending Provincial Act No. 4 of 2003 on agriculture, Provincial Act No. 48 of 1978 and Provincial Act No. 33 of 1986 on forests. Legislation | Italy | 2007 Keyword: Agricultural development, Ecological production/organic production, Financial agricultural measures, Less favoured areas, Mountain area, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX Provincial Act No. 11 on management of forest and mountain areas, water courses and protected areas. Legislation | Italy | 2007 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Ecosystem preservation, Forestry protection measures, Mountain area, Agro-forestry, Agricultural development, Forest fires, Forest service/forest officers, Plant protection, Protected area, Policy/planning, Monitoring, Access-to-information, Subsidy/incentive, Institution, Special fund, Offences/penalties, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Waterworks, Pollution control, Protection of habitats, Biodiversity, Collecting/harvesting, Expropriation Source: FAO, FAOLEX