Provincial Law 23 May 2007 No. 11 on forestry and nature protection. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Trento Document type Legislation Date 2007 (2023) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Forestry, Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Agricultural development Agricultural land Subsidy/incentive Basin/catchment/watershed Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Forest species Forestry protection measures Genetic resources Mountain area Protection forest Protection of environment Protection of species Public health Recreational forest Sustainable development Authorization/permit Agro-forestry Biological control agents Monitoring National parks Survey/mapping Sustainable use Protected area Private forest Public forest Land-use planning Groundwater Surface water Water conservation zone Freshwater resources management Waterworks Inland waters Biodiversity Ecosystem preservation Wild fauna Wild flora Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This law is aimed at improving the physical stability and ecological balance of the forest and mountain territory, as well as at conserving and improving the biodiversity, habitats and species, through a balanced enhancement of the multifunctionality of ecosystems, pursue an adequate possible level of stability of hydrographic basins, watercourses and human safety, quality of the environment and of life and socio-economic development of the mountain. These objectives are achieved through the following initiatives: a) maintenance and improvement of the protective function, through the hydrogeological defense of the territory and the protection of the forest; b) management of watercourses; c) the recognition, improvement and enhancement of the environmental function, connected to the conservation of biodiversity, habitats and species, of the hygienic-sanitary function, linked to the quality of the air and water, and of the cultural one, linked to the maintenance of the mountain landscape; d) support for the production function, aimed at developing the forest-wood chain and the other products and services ensured by the forest; e) the enhancement of the cultural and tourist-recreational function, linked to the use of forest and mountain ecosystems by man; f) the implementation of interventions which ensure, alongside the aims of valorization, safety and environmental protection, also an adequate and balanced consideration of the needs of economic, social, tourist and recreational development expressed by the local communities. Full text Italian Website www.consiglio.provincia.tn.it References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora Legislation | European Union | 1992 (2013) Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Protected area, Biodiversity, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Management/conservation, Endangered species, Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods, Data collection/reporting, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX