Regional Act No. 36 on extraordinary interventions in the field of soil conservation and afforestation Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Sicilia Document type Legislation Date 1974 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Sicilia No. 40, 24 August 1974 Subject Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Erosion Policy/planning Subsidy/incentive Expropriation Soil conservation/soil improvement Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The Regional Counsel for Agriculture and Forestry shall be in charge of the drafting of a general plan concerning the interventions to be undertaken in the field of soil conservation, protection of the environmental balance in forests as well as nature preservation. The Act describes the approval procedure, which involves Mountain Communities. Particular provisions deal with expropriation of lands to be included in the forest domain and hence subjected to the interventions envisaged in the plan. Full text Italian Website www.regione.sicilia.it References - Legislation Implemented by Regional Act No. 52 on new interventions in the forestry field Legislation | Italy | 1984 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Erosion, Policy/planning, Soil conservation/soil improvement Source: FAO, FAOLEX